**.NEW  SCHOOL  LAWS 


Passed  by  the  Thirty- 
Seventh  Session  of  the 
Nebraska  Legislature 


SXH  A  I  N  Oij 

BHJ.  HO 


W.  H.  CLEMMONS,  Superintendent 
Lincoln,  Nebraska 


GIFT   OF 


Department  of  Public  Instruction 
State  of  Nebraska 


Laws  Passed  by  the  Thirty-Seventh  Session  or 

the  Nebraska  Legislature  Pertaining 

to  Educational  Matters. 


For  the  information  of  county  superintendents  and  school  boards, 
we  are  sending  out  this  lulletin.  It  contains  a  complete  copy  of  all 
changes  in  the  school  law  passed  by  the  thirty-seventh  session  of  the 
legislature.  A  careful  study  of  these  will  be  helpful,  in  order  that 
school  authorities  may  act  intelligently  and  carry  out  the  provisions 
of  the  law. 

W.  H.  CLEMMONS, 
State  Superintendent. 


LINCOLN,  NEBRASKA 
MAY  1,  1919 


INDEX 


HOUSE  ROLLS  Page 

Child  Welfare  Bureau,  H.  R.  344 25 

Aggregate  school  tax,  metropolitan  cities,  Art.  XXII,  H.  R.  190  14 

Bonds,  amount,  Art.  VI  H.  R.  217  .'. 15 

County  Superintendent's  salary,  H.  R.  246  18 

Employment  certificate  for  child  labor,  H.  R.  143  11 

Exhibit  of  school  work,  H.  R.  384  30 

Levy  for  building  fund,  H.  R.  207  29 

Normal  training  appropriation,  H.  R.  268  19 

Parochial  schools,  etc.,  H.  R.  64  5 

Payment  of  teachers  during  epidemic,  H.  R.  199  31 

Relating  to  vocational  schools,  H.  R.  293  22 

School  district  bonds,  amount,  (Section  451)  H.  R.  321  25 

School  district  londs,  amount,  (Section  451),  H.  R.  559  28 

Teachers  required  to  be  citizens,  H.  R.  106  9 

Tuition  of  non-resident  pupils,  H.  R.  69  9 

Wearing  of  dress  or  garb  indicationg  religious  order,  H.  R.  115  —.,...  10 


SENATE  FILES 

Certificates,  teachers',  S.  F.  180  ....  ................................................................  44 

Condemnation  of  property  for  school  purposes,  S.  F.  192  ....................  51 

County  roads  to  public  schools,  S.  F.  260  ........................................  -  .......  53 

Course  of  study  for  rural  schools,  S.  F.  73  ............................................  37 

Free  High  School  tuition,  S.  F.  48  ................................................................  34 

Free  High  School  tuition,  S.  F.  85  ................................................................  38 

Languages,  teaching  of,  S.  F.  24  ....................................................................  32 

Medical  examination  of  pupils,  S.  F.  93  ....................................................  41 

Merger  of  metropolitan  and  other  cities,  S.  F.  158  ................................  43 

Powers  of  regents  of  county  high  schools,  S.  F.  110  ...................  -  ........  42 

Qualif  ications.oj*.  voters^  at  jspfcpel  flections,  S.  F.  49  ....................  ........  35 

Qualifications  •o*4tate'  siipertnte'nQent,  S.  F.  189  ............................  --.-.  50 


Re-districftnfc,:  Si  ift  j20l^-:-----:---.\V-v--;-  ........................................................  54 

Tax  levyiriOt)'mili:s**Art*vi,*S*  F*  3*7  ....,  ..................................................  32 

Tax  levy  of  100  mills,  bonds,  Art.  XXII,  S.  F.  70  ....................................  36 


House  Roll  No.  64 

Introduced 


COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  regulate  public,  private,  denominational  and 
parochial  schools,  to  amend  sections  6924,  6925,  6926,  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  relating  to  schools,  and  to  repeal 
said  original  sections  and  to  declare  an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  section  6924,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6924.  In  school  districts  other  than  city  and  metropolitan 
city  school  districts  every  person  having  a  legal  or  actual  charge  or 
control  of  any  child  or  children  or  youth  not  less  than  seven  nor  more 
than  sixteen  years  of  age,  shall,  during  each  school  year  between  the 
second  Monday  of  July  and  the  last  Monday  of  June  following,  cause 
such  child  or  children  or  youth  to  attend  the  public,  private,  denomi- 
national or  parochial  day  school  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  twelve 
weeks,  and  if  the  public  day  school  of  the  school  district  in  which  the 
person  or  persons,  having  charge  or  control  of  such  child  or  children 
or  youth,  may  reside  shall  be  in  session  during  the  school  year 
between  the  second  Monday  of  July  and  the  last  Monday  of  June  fol- 
lowing, more  than  twelve  weeks,  then  the  person  having  legal  con- 
trol of  such  child  or  children  or  youth  shall  cause  each  of  them  to 
attend  such  public,  private,  denominational  or  parochial  day  school 
not  less  than  two-thirds  of  the  entire  time  the  public  schools  shall 
be  in  session  during  the  school  year  as  aforesaid;  and  in  no  case 
shall  such  attendance  be  for  a  less  period  than  twelve  weeks.  In  city 
and  metropolitan  city  school  districts  every  person  residing  within 
such  school  district,  who  has  legal  or  actual  charge  or  control  of  any 
child  or  children  or  youth  not  less  than  seven  nor  more  than  sixteen 
years  of  age,  shall  cause  such  child  or  children  or  youth  to  attend 
the  public,  private,  denominational  or  parochial  day  school  for  the 
full  period  of  each  school  year  in  which  the  public  day  schools  of 
such  school  district  are  in  session.  The  portion  of  this  article 
requiring  attendance  in  public,  private,  denominational  or  parochial 
day  school  shall  not  apply  in  case  where  the  child  or  youth  being 
of  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  is  legally  and  regularly  employed  for 


his  .Qwn^suppQrt.or.  tjifc  Support  of  those  actually  dependent  upon 
him  eft-Ma  caseVw64r*4  %ke  child  or  youth  is  physically  or  mentally 
mea£ajcjta*3d,  f or  £he  WQtk'done  in  the  schools,  or  in  any  case  where 
the'cclttid  or  Srouth  Wes"  nfo'fe  than  two  miles  from  the  school  by  the 
nearest  practicable  travelled  road  unless  free  transportation  to  and 
from  such  school  is  furnished  to  such  child  or  youth.  In  case  exemp- 
tion is  claimed  on  account  of  mental  or  physical  incapacity,  the  school 
authorities  shall  have  the  right  to  employ  a  phyysician  or  physicians 
who  shall  have  authority  to  examine  such  child  or  youth,  and  if  such 
physician  or  physyicians  shall  declare  that  such  child  or  youth  is 
capatle  of  undertaking  the  work  of  the  schools,  then  such  child  or 
youth  shall  not  be  exempt  from  the  requirement  of  this  article.  In 
case  exemption  is  claimed  and  granted  on  account  of  a  child  or  youtli 
of  the  age  of  fourteen  years  being  legally  and  regularly  employed 
for  his  own  support  or  the  support  of  those  dependent  upon  him, 
such  child  or  youth  may,  in  the  discretion  of  those  charged  with  the 
enforcement  of  this  article,  be  required  to  attend  a  public,  private, 
denominational  or  parochial  evening  school  for  not  less  than  two 
hours  each  school  day  and  not  less  than  three  days  each  week  for  a 
school  year  of  not  less  than  twenty  weeks.  All  persons  of  from 
seven  to  eighteen  years  of  age  who  are  residents  of  this  state  anrl 
who  by  reason  of  partial  or  total  blindness  or  deafness  are  unable 
to  obtain  an  education  in  the  public,  private,  denominar.ional  or 
parochial  schools  of  this  state,  shall  under  the  provisions  of  this 
article  te  required  to  attend  the  Institute  for  the  Blind  or  the  School 
for  the  Deaf,  unless  such  persons  are  being  privately  or  otherwise 
educated  or  unless  they  are  not  subject  for  admission  to  the  Deaf  and 
Dumb  and  Blind  Institute  of  the  State  of  Nebraska.  It  is  hereby 
made  the  duty  of  each  teacher  in  all  of  the  public,  private,  denomi- 
national and  parochial  schol  of  this  state  to  keep  a  record  showing 
the  name  and  age  of  the  children  enrolled,  the  number  of  the  school 
district  in  which  said  school  is  located  and  the  county  of  their 
residence,  the  number  of  days  each  pupil  was  present  an-i  the  num- 
ber! of  days  absent,  and  at  the  end  of  each  month  of  school  to  make 
and  furnish  a  report  to  the  County  Superintendent  and  a  duplicate 
thereof  to  the  director  or  secretary  of  the  school  district  in  which 
such  child  or  children  reside,  on  blanks  to  be  furnished  or  prescribed 
by  the  State  superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  which  report 
shall  cover  said  items  of  record  as  above,  except  that  in  such  districts 
organized  under  the  provisions  of  Articles  XXII,  XXIII,  and  XXIV 
of  this  Chapter,  such  report  shall  be  made  to  the  Superintendent  of 
the  city  school  of  such  district.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  such 
county  or  city  superintendent,  upon  the  receipt  of  the  report  for  the 
first  month  of  school  in  the  district  and  in  each  two  weeks  thereafter, 
to  compare  such  reports  with  the  last  census  report  on  file  in  his 


office  from  such  district  and  , prepare  a  list  of  all  children  or  youth 
resident  in  such  district  who  are  not  receiving  instruction,  as  in 
this  article  provided,  and  to  transmit  the  list  to  the  officer  or 
officers  in  such  district  whose  duty  it  is  to  enforce  the  provisions  of 
this  article.  All  private,  denominational  and  parochial  schools  in 
the  State  of  Nebraska  and  all  teachers  employed  or  giving  instruction 
therein  shall  be  subject  to  and  governed  by  the  provisions  of  the 
general  school  laws  of  the  state  so  far  as  the  same  apply  to  grades, 
qualification  and  certification  of  teachers  and  promotion  of  pupils. 
All  private,  denominational  and  parochial  schools  shall  have  adquate 
oauipment  and  supplies  and  shall  be  graded  the  same  and  shall  have 
courses  of  study  for  each  grade  conducted  therein  substantially  the 
same  as  those  given  in  the  public  schools  where  the  children  attend- 
ing would  attend  in  the  absence  of  such  private,  denominational  or 
parochial  schools. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  after  September  1,  1919,  be  employed  to 
teach  or  teach  in  any  private,  denominational  or  parochial  school 
who  has  not  obtained  a  teacher's  certificate  entitling  such  teacher 
to  teach  corresponding  courses  or  classes  in  public  schools  where 
the  children  attending  would  attend  in  the  absence  of  such  private, 
denominational  or  parochial  school. 

Sec.  3.  Nothing  in  this  act  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as 
to  interfere  with  religious  instruction  in  any  private,  denominational 
or  parochial  school. 

Sec.  4.  For  the  purposes  of  this  act  the  owner  or  governing  board 
of  any  private,  denominational  or  parochial  school  shall  have  the 
authority  to  select  and  purchase  text  books,  equipment  and  supplies, 
to  employ  teachers  and  to  have  and  exercise  the  general  manage- 
ment of  the  school,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

Sec.  5.  All  public,  private,  denominational  and  parochial  schools 
shall  give  in  the  proper  grades  such  courses  in  American  History  and 
in  Civil  Government,  both  state  and  national,  as  will  give  the  pupils 
therein  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  Hstory  of  our  country  and  its 
institutions  and  our  form  of  government  and  shall  conduct  such 
patriotic  exercises  as  may  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  by  the 
state  superintendent. 

Sec.  6.  The  County  Superintendent  of  the  county,  or  the  City 
Superintendent  of  the  city,  where  any  private,  denominational  ov 
parochial  school  is  located  shall  inspect  such  school  and  report  to 
the  proper  officers  any  evidence  of  the  use  of  any  text  books  or 
of  any  activities,  instruction  or  propaganda  therein  subversive  of 
American  institutions  and  republican  form  of  government  or  good 
citizenship  or  of  failure  to  observe  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  .act. 


Sec.  7.  In  case  any  private,  denominational  or  parochial  school 
after  a  final  determination  by  the  proper  authorities  under  this  act 
fails,  refuses  or  neglects  to  conform  to  and  comply  therewith,  no 
person  shall  be  granted  or  allowed  a  certificate  to  teach  therein 
and  the  pupils  attending  such  school  or  schools  shall  be  required  to 
attend  the  public  school  of  the  proper  district  as  provided  by  law  in 
like  manner  as  though  there  were  no  such  private,  denominational  or 
parochial  school.  Full  credit  for  certification  under  the  law  shall  be 
given  all  teachers  who  have  taught  in  private,  denominational  or 
I-arochial  schools  the  same  as  though  they  had  taught  in  public 
schools. 

Sec.  8.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  ($5.00)  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail  not  to 
exceed  three  (3)  months. 

Sec.  9.  That  section  6925,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6925.  Boards  of  education  in  cities,  villages  and  metropoli- 
tan cities  shall  appoint  one  or  more  truant  officers,  who  shall  qualify 
as  police  officers;  shall  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  law  in  the 
wards  or  district  for  which  they  severally  act;  shall  have  authority 
to  apprehend  and  take  to  his  home  or  to  some  public,  private,  demoni- 
national  or  parochial  school  any  child  found  in  violation  of  this  ar- 
ticle, and  shall  be  compensated  for  his  or  her  services  in  such  sums 
as  shall  be  determined  by  the  Board  of  Education  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  general  school  fund  of  the  city  or  village.  In  all  school  districts 
in  this  state,  any  superintendent,  principal,  teacher  or  member  of  the 
Board  of  Education,  who,  shall  know  of  any  violation  of  this  article 
on  the  part 'of  any  child  or  children  of  school  age  their  parents,  or 
persons  in  actual  or  legal  control  of  such  child  or  children  or  any 
other  person  shall  as  soon  as  possible  report  such  violation  to  the 
superintendent  of  public  instruction  of  the  county  who  shall  immedi- 
ately investigate  the  case,  and  if  necessary  give  written  notice  to  the 
person  or  persons  violating  this  article  warning  him  or  them  to  com- 
ply with  its  provisions;  and,  if  in  one  week  from  the  time  such  notices 
are  given,  such  person  or  persons  are  still  violating  this  article,  then 
such  county  superintendent  shall  file  a  complaint  against  such  per- 
son or  persons  before  the  county  judge  of  the  county  charging  such 
persons  with  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  article;  Provided, 
if  the  violation  occurred  within  any  city  or  village  the  superintend- 
ent of  said  city  or  village  may,  in  his  discretion,  file  such  complaint 
before  the  police  judge,  or  police  magistrate  of  such  city  or  village. 


Sec.  10.  That  said  original  sections  6924,  6925,  6926,  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  11.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  be  in 
force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  No.  69. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  C.  M.  McGRATH  OF  CHASE  COUNTY 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  schools. 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  When  any  child  of  school  age  shall  reside  with  his 
parents  or  guardian 'more  than  two  miles  from  the  school  house,  in 
the  school  district  of  his  residence,  and  more  than  two  and  one-half 
miles  from  a  school  house  in  an  adjacent  district,  and  the  school 
board  of  such  residence  school  district  shall  refuse  to  furnish  free 
transportation  for  such  child  'to  such  school  house  upon  the  written 
request  of  such  parents  or  guardian,  such  child  may  attend  the 
public  school  in  any  school  district  in  the  State  of  Nebsraka,  and 
such  school  district  refusing  to  furnish  free  transportation  shall  be 
liable  for  the  tuition  of  such  child  at  the  public  school  which  he  shall 
attend. 


House  Roll  No.  106. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  HENRY  C.  McKEE  OF  OTOE  COUNTY 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  schools. 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.     That  no  person  shall  be  qualified,  licensed  or  per- 

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mitted  by  the  state  or  county  superintendents  of  public  instruction 
to  teach  in  any  public,  private  and  parochial  school  in  the  State  of 
Nebraska  unless  such  person  is  a  natural  born  or  duly  and  fully 
naturalized  citizen  of  the  United  States. 


House  Roll  No.  115. 


Introduced  By 


REPRESENTATIVE  F.  E.  ANDERSON  OF  CEDAR  AND  KNOX,  and 
SENATOR  C.  H.  RANDALL  OF  CEDAR  AND  KNOX 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  declaring  the  wearing  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
state  by  any  of  the  teachers  thereof  of  any  dress,  or  garb, 
indicating  the  fact  that  such  teacher  is  an  adherent  or  member 
of  any  religious  order,  sect  or  denomination,  to  be  a  misde- 
meanor, providing  a  punishment  for  the  violation  thereof  and 
imposing  a  fine  upon  the  Board  of  Directors  or  other  school 
officers  of  any  public  school  permitting  the  same. 

Be  it  Enacted  l>y  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  Any  teacher  in  any  public  school  in  this  state  who 
shall  wear  in  said  school  or  while  engaged  in  the  performance  of  his 
or  her  duty  any  dress,  or  garb,  indicating  the  fact  that  such  teacher 
is  a  member  or  an  adherent  of  any  religious  order,  sect  or  denomi- 
nation, shall  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor and  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($100) 
dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  or  shall  be  committed  to  the 
county  jail  for  a  period  not  exceeding  thirty  days  or  both. 

Sec.  2.  In  case  of  violation  of  section  1  of  this  act  by  any 
teachers  employed  in  any  public  school,  notice  of  which  having  been 
previously  given  to  the  school  board,  board  of  education  or  board  of 
directors  employing  such  teacher,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  school 
board,  I  oard  of  education  or  board  of  directors  to  suspend  such 
teacher  from  employment  in  such  school  for  the  term  of  one  year. 
In  case  of  the  second  offense  by  such  teacher,  it  is  the  duty  of  the 
board  of  education,  board  of  directors  or  school  board  to  disqualify 
permanently  such  teacher  from  teaching  in  such  school  and  any 
public  school  director,  member  of  a  board  of  education  or  school 

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board  who  fails  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  be> 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  shall  be  punished  by  ai 
fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  and  costs  of  prose- 
cution. 

Sec.  3     Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  be  in  force 
from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  No.  143 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  JOHN  LARSEN  OF  DOUGLAS 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Sections  3581  and  3583,  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913,  relating  to  employment  of  child  labor,  and 
to  repeal  said  original  sections. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  section  3581,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  3581.  The  superintendent  of  public  schools  in  all  cities  and 
town  having  a  population  of  more  than  one  thousand  according  to 
the  last  official  census  and  the  presiding  officer  of  all  other  school 
boards  shall  furnish  a  duplicate  copy  of  all  certificates  issued- under 
the  provisions  of  this  article  to  tke  Commissioner  of  Labor.  The 
duplicate  certificate  as  to  form  shall  be  as  set  forth  in  Section  3583  of 
this  article,  and  must  be  filed  with  the  Commissioner  of  Labor  at 
the  time  of  the  issuance  of  the  original  certificate. 

Sec.  2.  That  section  3583,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  tour 
1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  3583.  The  age  and  schooling  certificate  provided  for  hereia 
shall  be  made  out  upon  blank  forms  furnished  in  triplicate  by  the 
state  commissioner  of  labor  and  shall  be  in  the  following  form: 

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SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE  CERTIFICATE 
.    Nebraska 


(Name  of  school)  City  or  town) 

19 

(date) 

This   certifies   that.... 


(signature  of  child) 

has  completed  the  work  of  the  th  grade,  can  read  and  write 

legibly  simple  sentences  in  the  English  language.  ' 

This  also  certifies  that  according  to  the  records  of  this  school  and 

in   my  belief  the    said 

(name  of  child) 

was  born  at in 

(city  or  town) 

county,  state  of on  the 

(date) 

and  is  now years  and  months  old, 

and  has  attended  said  school  within  the  the  past  twelve  months  the 
following   period 

(name  of  parent  or   guardian)  (residence) 

(Signature)    Teacher 

(Signature  Principal 

AGE  AND  SCHOOLING  CERTIFICATE 

Nebraska   19 

(city  or  town)  (date) 

This  certifies  that  I  am  the of 

(father,  mother,  guardian  or  custodian) 


: and   that was    born 

(name  of  child) 

at in county 

state  of on  the 

jand  is  now _ years  ..months  old. 

(signature  of  father,  mother,  guardian  or  custodian) 
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Nebraska    19 ., 

(name  of  city  or  town)  (date) 

There     personally     appeared     before     me     the      above     named 

and  being   sworn 

(name  of  person  signing) 

testified  that   the   foregoing   certificate    by signed  is 

(him  or  her) 

true  to  the  best  of knowledge  or  belief. 

(his  or  her) 

I  hereby  approve  the  foregoing  certificate  of , 

(name  of  child) 

height  feet  inches,  weight 

pounds  ounces,   complexion hair 

(fair  or  dark)  (color) 

eyes  having  not  sufficient  reason  to  doubt  that 

(color)  (he  or  she) 

is  of  the  age  herein  certified.    I  hereby  certiy  that ...  ......... 

(he  or  she  can  or  cannot) 

read  at  sight  and  write  legibly  simple 

sentences  in  the  English  language,  that  said  child  has  appeared  before 
me  and  been  personally  examined  by  me;  that  all  certificates  and 
papers  required  by  law  have,  in  due  form,  been  presented  to,  and 
approved  by  me  and  the  same  have  been  placed  on  file. 

(In  case  the  child  is  attending  school  insert  here  the  following:) 

I  further  certify  that  is  regularly  attending 

(he  or  she) 

the  

(name  of  school) 

This  certificate  shall  continue  in  force  only  so  long  as  the  regular 
attendance  of  said  child  at  said  school  is  certified  weekly  by  a  teacher 
thereof. 

This   certificate  belongs   to   

(name  of  child) 
and  is  to  be  surrendered  to  the  superintendent  of  schools  whenever 

: leaves  the  service  of  the  person,  firm,  corporation  holding 

(he  or  she) 

same  as  employer. 

(signature   and   official   title   of   person   authorized   to 
approve  and  sign.)  ^ 

Place  employed Authority  for  age  

Hours....  Certificate  valid  until.... 


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EVENING  SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE  'CERTIFICATE 

This  certifies  that  is  registered 

(name  of  child) 

in  and  regularly  attends  the  

evening  school.     This  also  certifies  that  according  to  the  records  of 

my  school  and  in  my  belief was 

(name  of  child) 

born  at  on  the  

(name  of  city  or  town) 
day  of  19 and  is  now  old. 

(Name  of  parent  er  guardian) 
(Signature  of  teacher) 

(Signature  of  principal) 

Duplicate  copies  of  such  certificates  shall  be  retained  in  all  cases 
by  the  person  or  officer  issuing  the  same  and  kept  on  file  by  the  super- 
intendent of  schools  or  school  directors  of  the  county  in  which  the 
same  are  issued. 

Sec.  3.  That  said  original  sections  3581  and  3583  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913  are  hereby  repealed. 


House  Boll  No.  190. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE   J.   FRANK   BURGESS 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Secttion  7028  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska,  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  126,  Session  Laws  of 
Nebraska  for  1915  and  Chapter  130  of  the  Laws  of  Nebraska, 
1917,  and  to  repeal  said  section  as  now  existing,  and  to  declare 
an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section.  1..    That  section  7028  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 

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1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  126,  Session  Laws  of  Nelraska  for  1915 
and  Chapter  130  of  the  Laws  of  Nebraska,  1917,  le  and  the  same  is 
herel y  amer.ded  to  read  as  follows: 

7028.  Section  329.  The  aggregate  school  tax  shall  not  in  any 
one  year  exceed  50  mills  on  the  dollar  upon  all  the  taxable  property 
of  the  district. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  Section  7028  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska,  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  126,  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska 
for  1915  and  Chapter  130  of  the  Laws  of  Nebraska,  1917,  be  and.  the 
same  is  herel  y  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  be  in  effect 
and  force  upon  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  So.  217. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  J.  REII)  GREEN  OF  LANCASTER 

TITLE 

A  I  ill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6801  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
the  State  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  121  of 
the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1917  to  provide  for 
or  all  of  the  purposes  mentioned  in  saidtEE7afNebraskOcllGD 
the  issuance  of  bonds  and  to  legalize  bonds  already  issued  for 
any  or  all  of  the  purposes  mentioned  in  said  section,  and  to 
repeal  said  section  and  all  acts  and  parts  of  acts  in  conflict 
therewith,  and  to  declare  an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6801  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  121  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1917  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

6801.  Sec.  102.  School  districts  of  more  than  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pupils — annual  statement — tax — bonds. — The  said  trustees  shall 
present  at  each  annual  meeting  a  statement  in  writing  of  all  receipts 
and  expenditures  on  behalf  of  the  district,  for  the  preceding  year, 
and  of  all  funds  then  on  hand,  and  an  estimate  of  the  amount  neces- 


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sary  to  le  raised  by  the  district,  in  addition  to  the  money  to  be 
received  from  the  primary  school  fund  and  other  sources,  for  the 
support  of  the  schools  of  said  district  for  the  ensuing  year,  and 
for  incidental  expenses  thereof  and  the  said  district  may,  at  the 
annual  meeting,  vote  such  sums  to  be  raised  by  tax  upon  the  taxable 
property  of  said  district,  as  may  be  required  to  maintain  the  several 
schools  thereof,  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  amount  of  money  so  voted 
as  being  necessary  for  the  maintenance  of  the  schools  for  the  ensuing 
year  shall  le  certified  by  the  district  school  board  to  the  county  clerk 
of  the  county  in  which  such  school  board  is  located,  and  the  arjiount 
so  certified  shall  be  levied  by  the  county  board  on  the  assessed  value 
of  the  school  district,  and  be  collected  as  other  taxes;  Provided, 
the  amount  so  levied  shall  not  exceed  in  any  one  year,  thirty-five 
mills  on  the  dollar  of  the  assessed  valuation  in  such  school  district. 
Provided,  that  a  levy  not  exceeding  100  mills  may  be  made  after 
submitting  the  proposition  of  the  increased  levy  at  an  election  called 
for  the  purpose  or  at  any  regular  election,  notice  whereof  shall  have 
been  given  for  at  least  20  days  in  one  or  more  papers  published  in 
the  district  or  county  to  the  qualifed  voters  of  the  district,  and  if 
60  per  cent  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  shall  be  for;  the 
proposed  increased  levy,  the  board  may  make  the  levy  in  such  amount 
as  may  le  named  in  the  election  notice.  Provided,  that  in  addition 
to  the  foregoing,  a  tax  to  create  a  special  fund  for  the  erection  of 
a  school  house  in  said  district  may  be  levied  when  authorized  by  a 
majority  of  the  qualified  electors  voting  in  any  special  or  regular 
meeting  or  election  called  or  held  after  such  proposition  including 
the  sum  to  be  raised  or  the  amount  of  the  tax  to  be  levied,  the 
period  of  years  and  the  whole  regulation  including  the  time  of  its 
taking  effect  or  having  operation  has  leen  stated  in  the  notice  of 
any  such  meeting  or  election,  and  if  a  majority  of  the  qualified 
electors  at  any  such  meeting  or  election  vote  in  favor  thereof,  the 
record  of  the  meeting  or  election  shall  be  certified  to  the  county 
loard,  which  upon  being  satisfied  that  all  the  requirements  have 
been  sul  stantially  complied  with,  shall  cause  the  preceedings  to  be 
entered  upon  the  record  of  the  county  board  and  shall  make  an 
order  that  the  levy  le  made  in  accordance  therewith,  and  collected 
as  other  taxes. 

The  provisions  of  sections  7.5,  76,  77  and  78  of  Chapter  8  of  the 
revised  statutes  of  1914  relating  to  special  funds  for  erection  of 
court  houses  shall  apply  so  far  as  practicable  to  the  procedure  under 
this  section,  the  school  board  of  district  trustees  having  power  to 
contract  for  the  erection  of  the  proposed  building  under  the  same 
restrictions  as  the  county  board  in  case  of  the  erection  of  a  court 
house,  and  any  residue  of  such  tax  going  into  the  school  district 
general  fund:  Provided  further,  the  amount  of  such  special 

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tax  so  levied  shall  not  exceed  ten  mills  on  the  dollar  valuation  above 
the  amount  allowed  by  law  for  general  school  purposes,  and  the 
total  amount  voted  for  the  period  of  years  shall  not  exceed  ten  per 
cent  of  the  assessed  valuation  of  the  school  district:  Provided 
further,  if  a  majority  of  the  qualified  electors  vote  in  favor 
thereof,  the  school  t  oard  may  at  once  proceed  to  carry  out  the  pur- 
pose of  the  levy,  and  to  do  so,  are  hereby  authorized  to  issue  war- 
rants, as  needed,  not  to  exceed  eighty-five  per  cent  of  the  amount 
raised  by  the  levy,  against  the  fund  voted,  and  the  interest  on  any 
such  warrants  shall  be  paid  annually. 

The  board  of  education  may  borrow  money  upon  bonds  which 
they  are  herety  authorized  and  empowered  to  issue,  bearing  a  rate 
of  interest  not  to  exceed  6  per  cent  per  annum,  interest  payable 
annually  or  semi-annually  at  such  place  as  may  be  mentioned  upon 
the  face  of  the  bonds  which  loan  shall  be  paid  and  reimbursed,  in  a 
period  of  not  exceeding  thirty  years  from  the  date  of  said  bonds, 
a,nd,  the  same  shall  be  paid  from  the  proceeds  of  a  special  levy  for 
that  purpose.  Provided,  no  bonds  shall  be  issued  nor  the  question 
of  issue  submitted  to  the  voters  without  the  consent  of  two-thirds  of 
the  members  of  the  board  of  education  and  offered  in  the  open  market 
and  sold  to  the  highest  bidder  for  not  less  than  par  value  on  the 
dollar;  and  provided,  further,  no  bonds  shall  be  issued  by  the  board 
of  education  without  first  submitting  the  proposition  of  issuing  the 
bonds  at  an  election  called  for  that  purpose,  or  at  any  regular  elec- 
tion, notice  whereof  shall  be  given  for  at  least  20  days  in  one  or 
more  papers  published  within  the  district  or  county  to  the  qualified 
voters  of  the  district  and  at  such  election,  there  shall  be  submitted 
to  the  qualified  voters  the  question  of  the  issuance  of  bonds  of  the 
district  and  if  a  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election  shall 
be  for  issuing  bonds,  the  board  may  issue  bonds  in  such  amount  as 
may  be  named  in  the  election  notice,  not  exceeding  thirty  per  cent 
of  the  assessed  valuation  of  the  last  completed  assessment. 

Sec.  2.  Where  bonds  have  been  heretofore  issued  by  any 
school  district  having  more  than  one  hundred  fifty  pupils  for  any 
or  all  of  the  purposes  hereinbefore  mentioned,  and  the  procedure 
provided  in  Chapter  121  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917 
has  been  complied  with,  and  said  bonds  do  not  exceed  in  amount  30 
per  cent  of  the  last  completed  assessment  of  the  school  district 
issuing  same,  said  bonds  so  issued  are  hereby  declared  to  be  valid 
and  legal  obligations  of 'the  school  district  that  issued  same. 

Sec.  3.  That  said  original  Section  6801,  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913  as  amended  by  Chapter  121  of  the  Session  Laws 
of  Nebraska  for  1917,  as  it  now  exists  is  hereby  repealed. 

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Sec.  4.     Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  take  effect 
and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  No.  246. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  E.  H.  GERHART,  MADISON  COUNTY 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  2452,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  47,  Session  Laws  of  1917, 
relating  to  county  superintendents,  and  to  repeal  said  original 
section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  2452,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  47,  Session  Laws  of  1917,  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  2452.  The  county  board,  at  the  first  regular  session  of  each 
year,  shall  determine  the  compensation  to  te  paid  to  the  county 
superintendent,  but  in  counties  containing  a  school  population  of 
fifteen  thousand  or  more,  such  compensation  shall  not  be  less  than 
twenty-five  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  in  counties  containing  a 
school  population  of  seven  thousand  and  less  than  fifteen  thousand, 
such  compensation  shall  not  be  less  than  twenty-four  hundred 
dollars  per  annum;  in  counties  containing  a  school  population  of 
six  thousand  and  less  than  seven  thousand  such  compensation  shall 
not  be  less  than  twenty-one  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  in  counties 
having  a  school  population  of  not  less  than  four  thousand  and  not 
more  than  six  thousand,  such  compensation  shall  not  be  less  than 
nineteen  hundred  dollars;  in  counties  containing  a  school  population 
of  two  thousand  five  hundred  and  less  than  four  thousand,  such  com- 
pensation shall  not  be  less  than  seventeen  hundred  dollars  per 
annum;  in  counties  containing  a  school  population  of  two  thousand 
and  less  than  two  thousand  five  hundred,  such  compensation  shall  not 
le  less  than  fifteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  in  counties  con- 
taining a  school  population  of  fifteen  hundred  and  less  than  two 
thousand,  such  compensation  shall  not  be  less  than  thirteen  hundred 
dollars  per  annum;  in  counties  containing  a  school  population  of  less 

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than  one  thousand  five  hundred,  the  county  superintendent  shall 
receive  not  less  than  seven  dollars  per  day  for  each  day  actually 
employed  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  office,  but  the 
total  compensation  in  this  class  shall  not  exceed  twelve  hundred 
dollars  per  annum.  The  number  of  days  necessary  for  the  perform- 
ance of  said  duties  shall  be  determined  by  the  county  superintend- 
ent, but  the  number  of  days  so  employed  shall  not  be  less  than  two 
times  the  number  of  districts  in  the  county,  and  one  day  for  each 
precinct  thereof  for  the  examination  of  teachers.  The  county  board 
at  their  option  may  allow  the  county  superintendent  such  clerk  hire 
as  they  deem  necessary,  and  the  county  superintendent  shall  receive 
in  addition  to  his  or  her  salary,  an  amount  sufficient  to  pay  his  or 
her  traveling  expenses  at  the  rate  of  ten  cents  per  mile  for  each 
mile  actually  and  necessarily  traveled  in  the  performance  of  his  or 
her  official  duties,  in  visiting  the  various  schools  under  his  or  her 
supervision  as  provided  by  law.  For  said  traveling  expenses  the 
county  superintendent  shall  present  such  sworn  statements  and! 
receipts  as  the  county  board  may  require,  and  the  amount  due  shall 
be  paid  out  of  the  county  general  fund;  provided,  that  the  county 
board  may  at  its  option  restrict  said  mileage  to  one  visit  each  year 
to  each  school  in  the  county.  Provided,  however,  in  counties  where 
the  assessed  valuation  of  county  is  not  in  excess  of  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  the  number  of  days  necessary  for  the  per- 
formance of  said  duties  may  be  determined  by  the  county  board, 
I  ut  the  number  of  days  so  employed  shall  not  be  less  than  two  times 
the  number  of  districts  in  the  county,  and  one  day  for  each  precinct 
thereof  for  the  examination  of  teachers. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  section  2452,  Revised  Statutes  of  1913, 
as  amended  by  Chapter  47  of  the  Session  Laws  of  1917,  is  hereby 
repealed. 


House  Roll  No.  268. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  E.  H.  GERHART,  MADISON  COUNTY 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6840,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913,  relating  to  normal  training  and  to  repeal  said  origi- 
nal section. 


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Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6840,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6840.  The  sum  of  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars  for  the 
biennium  shal  be  paid  for  the  appropriation  made  for  that  purpose 
to  each  schol  district  in  which  a  class  of  not  less  than  ten  is  organ- 
ized and  instructed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  act; 
Provided,  that  funds  derived  from  this  appropriation  shall  be  devoted 
exclusively  to  the  payment  of  the  salary  of  a  special  instructor  or 
supervisor  of  Normal  Training  subjects  who  has  the  qualifications 
prescribed  by  the  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  said  original  Section  6840  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913  is  hereby  repealed. 


House  Roll  No.  293. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVES  E.  E.  GOOD  AND   E.  H.  GERHART 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  the  establishment,  regulation,,  super- 
vision and  maintenance  of  vocational  schools,  departments  or 
classes,  and  the  training  of  teachers  of  vocational  subjects;  to 
provide  for  the  support  of  same  from  federal,  state  and  dis- 
trict funds,  and  to  appropriate  moneys  for  such  purpose;  to 
define  the  authority  and  duties  of  the  State  Board  for  Vocational 
Education;  to  repeal  all  conflicting  acts  or  parts  of  acts;  and 
to  declare  an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  Any  board  in  control  of  any  public  school,  state 
school,  college  or  university  may  establish  in  cooperation  with  the 
State  Board  for  Vocational  Education  a  vocational  school,  department 
or  class  giving  instruction  of  less  than  college  grade  in  agricultural, 
trade  or  industrial  or  home  economics  subjects  to  persons  over  four- 
teen years  of  age  who  have  entered  upon  or  who  are  preparing  to 
enter  upon  the  work  of  the  farm,  a  trade,  or  the  home. 


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Sec.  2.  A  vocational  agricultural  school,  department  or  class 
shall  be  one  which  gives  all-day,  part-time  or  evening  instruction 
in  agricultural  subjects  to  persons  who  have  entered  upon  or  who 
are  preparing  to  enter  upon  the  work  of  the  farm. 

When  organized  as  an  all-day  school,  department  or  class,  the 
instruction  in  vocational  agriculture  shall  extend  over  a  term  of  at 
least  nine  months  and  a  half  of  the  time  shall  be  given  to  purely 
agricultural  instruction. 

A  part-time  agricultural  school,  department  or  class  may  be 
organized  for  the  same  purpose  as  the  all-day  school,  said  part- 
time  school  to  give  at  least  one  hundred  forty-four  hours  of  instruc- 
tion during  the  year. 

An  evening  agricultural  school,  department  or  class  may  be 
organized  to  give  instruction  to  persons  who  have  entered  upon  the 
work  of  the  farm.  » 

The  agricultural  school,  department  or  class  shall  provide  for 
at  least  six  months  supervised  practice  for  each  pupil  in  attendance. 

Sec.  3.     A  vocational  trade  or  industrial  school,  department  or 
class  shall  be  one  which  gives  all-day,  part-time  or  evening  instruc- 
tion in  trade  and  industrial  subjects  to  persons   who  have  entered 
upon  or  who  are  preparing  to  enter  upon  employment  in  a  particular/ 
trade  or  industrial  pursuit. 

When  organized  as  an  all-day  school,  department  or  class  the 
instruction  shall  be  for  persons  who  are  preparing  to  enter  upon  the 
work  of  a  particular  trade  or  industrial  pursuit;  it  shall  cover  a 
period  of  at  least  nine  months  and  shall  provide  for  at  least  thirty 
hours  of  instruction  per  week.  At  least  half  the  time  of  instruction 
must  be  devoted  to  work  on  the  useful  or  productive  basis  and  the 
remainder  of  the  time  to  related  subjects  and  to  subjects  necessary 
to  build  a  well  rounded  course  of  training,  provided  that  for  cities 
and  towns  of  less  than  twenty-five  thousand  population  according  to 
the  last  preceding  United  States  census  the  local  board  with  the 
approval  of  the  State  Board  for  Vocational  Education  may  modify 
the  conditions  as  to  the  length  of  the  course  and  hours  of  instruc- 
tion a  week. 

When  organized  as  a  part-time  school,  department  or  class,  the 
instruction  shall  be  provided  for  persons  who  have  entered  upon 
employment;  it  shall  cover  a  period  of  at  least  one  hundred  forty- 
four  hours  per  year;  and  may  include  instruction  supplementary  to 
the  employment  in  which  the  pupils  are  engaged,  instruction  in  a 
different  employment  or  instruction  in  elementary  or  secondary 

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subjects   given   to   continue  the   general    education   of  the  pupils  ia 
•attendance.  \ 

When  organized  as  an  evening  school,  department  or  class  the 
instruction  shall  be  provided  foV  persons  over  sixteen  years  of  age 
who  have  entered  upon  the  work  of  a  particular  trade  or  industrial 
pursuit  and  shall  provide  for  instruction  supplemental  to  the  daily 
•employment. 

'Sec.  4.  A  vocational  home  economics  school,  department  or  class 
•shall  le  one  which  gives  all-day,  part-time  or  evening  instruction  in 
home  economics  subjects  to  persons  who,  as  housewives,  home 
•daughters  or  otherwise,  have  entered  upon  or  who  are  preparing  to 
enter  upon  employment  in  the  home. 

When  organized  as  an  all-day  school,  department  or  class  the 
Instruction  shall  be  for  persons  who  are  preparing  to  enter  upon 
the  work  of  the  home;  it  shall  cover  a  period  of  at  least  nine  months 
and  shall  provide  for  at  least  thirty  hours  per  week,  provided  that 
for  cities  and  towns  of  less  than  twenty-five  thousand  population, 
acording  to  the  last  preceding  United  States  census,  the  local  board 
with  the  approval  of  the  State  Board  for  Vocational  Education  may 
modify  the  conditions  as  to  the  length  of  course  and  hours  of  instruc- 
tion a  week.  At  least  half  the  time  of  instruction  must  be  devoted  to 
home  economics  subjects  or  to  home  economics  subjects  and  related 
subjects,  and  the  remainder  of  the  time  to  subjects  necessary  to  build 
a  well-rounded  course  of  training. 

When  organized  as  a  part-time  school,  department  or  class  the 
instruction  shall  le  for  the  persons  who  have  entered  upon  employ- 
ment; it  shall  cover  a  period  of  at  least  one  hundred  forty-four  hours 
a  year,  of  which  time  at  least  seventy-two  hours  shall  be  devoted  to 
home  economics  instruction. 

When  organized  as  an  evening  school,  department  or  class  the 
instruction  shall  be  designed  to  supplement  the  work  of  the  home 
and  shall  be  given  to  persons  over  sixteen  years  of  age. 

Sec.  5.  The  State  Board  for  Vocational  Education  shall  have  all 
necessary  authority  to  cooperate  with  the  boards  authorized  by  this 
act  to  establish  vocational  schools,  departments  or  classes  and  to 
cooperate  with  the  Federal  Board  for  Vocational  Education  in  the 
administration  of  the  act  of  Congress  as  provided  for  by  Chapter 
227  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917.  It  shall  also  have  the 
power  to  administer  the  funds  provided  by  the  Federal  Government 
under  said  Federal  act  and  the  State  of  Nebraska  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Act  for  the  promotion  of  vocational  education  in  such 

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subjects  as  an  essential  and  integral  part  of  the  public  school  sys- 
tem of  education  in  the  State  of  Nebraska  and  to  provide  for  the 
preparation  of  teachers  of  such  subjects.  It  shall  have  the  author- 
ity to  appoint  such  officials  and  assistants  as  may  be  necessary  to 
administer  the  Federal  Act  and  this  Act  for  the  State  of  Nebraska 
and  to  fix  the  compensation  of  such  officials  and  to  pay  such  com- 
pensation and  other  necessary  expenses  of  administration  from  funds 
appropriated  by  this  Act.  It  shall  have  authority  to  make  studies 
and  investigations  relative  to  vocatonal  education;  to  promote  and 
aid  in  the  establishment  of  vocational  schools,  departments  or  classes 
in  communities  giving  training  in  such  subjects  and  to  cooperate  with 
local  toards  in  the  maintenance  of  the  same;  to  prescribe  qualifica- 
tions and  to  have  full  authority  to  provide  for  the  certification  of 
teachers  and  supervisors  of  vocational  and  related  subjects:  to- 
cooperate  in  the  maintenance  of  classes  supported  and  controlled  by 
the  public  for  the  preparation  of  teachers  and  supervisors  of  voca- 
tional and  related  subjects  or  to  maintain  such  classes  under  its 
own  direction  and  control;  to  establish  and  determine  by  general 
regulations  the  qualifications  to  be  possessed  by  persons  engaged  in 
the  training  of  vocational  teachers. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  any  school,  department  or  class  giving  instruc- 
tion in  vocational  subjects  as  provided  for  in  this  act  and  the  rules 
and  regulations  adopted  by  the  State  Board  for  Vocational  Education 
shall  have  been  approved  by  the  State  Board  for  Vocational  Educa- 
tion it  shall  be  entitled  to  share  in  the  Federal  and  State  funds  avail- 
able to  the  extent  of  not  less  than  three-fourths  the  salaries  of 
teachers  of  such  vocational  subjects;  provided,  that  if  the  amount 
of  Federal  and  State  funds  shall  not  be  sufficient  to  reimburse  in  full 
the  amounts  due  the  schools,  the  State  Board  for  Vocational  Educa- 
tion may  prorate  the  sums  available  among  the  vocational  schools, 
departments  or  classes  entitled  to  reimbursement;  and  provided 
further  that  the  amounts  still  due  shall  be  valid  claims  against  the 
State  of  Nebraska  to  be  paid  from  the  first  funds  available  thereafter 
for  the  promotion  and  support  of  vocational  education. 

Sec.  7.  The  board  in  control  of  the  public  school  of  any  public 
school  district  in  the  state  having  at  least  fifteen  children  between 
the  ages  of  fourteen  and  sixteen  years  who  hold  employment  certi- 
ficates in  force,  shall  establish  a  part-time  school  or  class  and  shall 
require  minors  holding  such  employment  certificates  to  attend  said! 
school  or  class  regularly  for  not  less  than  eight  hours  a  week  white 
so  employed  and  until  they  reach  the  age  of  sixteen  years  provided} 
that  no  person  over  sixteen  and  under  twenty-one  years  of  age  shall; 
be  barred  from  attendance  upon  said  part-time  schools  or  classes. 

If  any  such  minor  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  sixteen  shall 

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fail  to  attend  regularly  upon  such  part-time  school  or  class  as  herein 
required  the  employment  certificate  of  such  minor  shall  be  cancelled. 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  employ 
any  such  minor  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  sixteen  years  of 
age  for  more  than  forty  hours  in  any  one  week,  nor  more  than  eight 
hours  in  any  one  day,  nor  before  the  hour  of  six  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing or  after  the  hour  of  eight  oclock  in  the  evening  nor  unless  such 
minor  shall  attend  regularly  upon  such  part-time  school  or  class  as 
herein  required.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars 
nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

The  local  board  of  any  such  school  district  is  hereby  authorized 
to  raise  and  expend  moneys  for  the  support  of  such  part-time  schools 
or  classes  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  by  which  moneys  are  raised 
and  expended  for  other  school  purposes,  provided  that  said  boards 
may  make  a  levy  sufficient  to  cover  expenses  of  such  schools  over 
and  above  the  amount  now  provided  for  school  purposes.  Such 
part-time  schools  01".  classes  shall  be  organized  in  accordance  with, 
the  rules  and  regulations  which  may  be  established  by  the  State 
Board  for  Vocational  Education.  Such  part-time  schools  or  classes 
shall  provide  instruction  which  shall  continue  education  in  elemen- 
tary or  secondary  school  subjects  or  instruction  supplementary  to 
the  employment  in  which  such  minors  over  fourteen  and  under  six- 
teen years  of  age  are  engaged.  Whenever  such  part-time  schools  or 
classes  shall  be  established  they  shall  share  in  any  Federal  and  State 
funds  available  for  the  promotion  and  support  of  Vocational  Educa- 
tion in  the  State  of  Nebraska. 

Sec.  8.  The  State  Board  for  Vocational  Education  shall  make  a 
biennial  report  to  the  Legislature  showing  the  progress  of  vocational 
education  in  the  State  of  Nebraska,  together  with  a  list  of  schools, 
departments  or  classes  receiving  reimbursement,  and  a  detailed 
statement  of  expenditure  of  Federal  and  State  funds  available  for 
vocational  education. 

Sec.  9.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  any  moneys  not 
otherwise  appropriated  the  sum  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary  to  enable  the  State  Board  fop 
Vocational  Education  to  cooperate  with  the  Federal  Board  for  Voca- 
tional Education  and  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

Sec.  10.  All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with  this  act  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  11.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  take  effect 
.and  te  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 

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House  Roll  No.  321. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  D.  S.  HARBIN  OF  HARLAN  COUNTY 

TITLE 

A  Bill  for  an  act  to  amend  section  451,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913,  to  repeal  said  original  section,  and  to  declare  an  emer- 
gency. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Sec.  1.  That  said  original  section  451,  Revised  Statutes  of  Ne- 
braska for  1913  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  451.  The  amount  of  bonds  shall  in  no  case  exceed  one 
thousand  dollars  in  those  districts  having  less  than  twenty-five 
children  and  not  less  than  twelve  of  school  age;  and  the  amount  of 
bonds  shall  not  exceed  two  thousand  dollars  when  the  number  of 
children  of  school  age  is  twenty-five  or  more  and  less  than  fifty;  and 
the  amount  of  bonds  shall  not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars  when  the 
number  of  children  of  school  age  in  the  district  is  fifty  or  more  but 
less  than  one  hundred;  and  in  districts  having  one  hundred  or  more 
children  of  school  age,  such  amount  as  may  be  agreed  upon,  not  to 
exceed  twelve  per  cent  of  the  assessed  valuation  of  the  last  complet- 
ed assessment. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  section  451,  Revised  Statutes  of  Ne- 
braska for  1913  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  take  effect 
from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  844. 

Introduced  By 

REPRESENTATIVES    HOSTETLER,    MILLER,    GOOD,    REYNOLDS, 
CROZIER,  TRACEWELL,  RICKARD  and  J.  REID  GREEN 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  provide  for  child  welfare  in  the  State  of  Nebraska?. 

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Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska : 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  established  in  the  state  department 
of  public  instruction  a  bureau  to  be  known  as  the  State  Child  Welfare 
Bureau.  The  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  provide  sufficient  quarters  and  equipment  for  the  said  bureau 
In  the  state  department  of  education. 

Sec.  2.  Within  thirty  days  after*  this  law  goes  into  effect,  the 
Governor  shall  appoint  for  a  term  of  two  years  a  director  who  shall 
have  charge  of  the  working  organization  of  the  State  Child  Welfare 
Bureau.  The  Governor  shall  likewise  appoint  for  a  period  to  termi- 
nate May  11,  1921,  a  special  investigating  committee  to  be  known  as 
the  "The  Children's  Code  Commission,"  which  commission  shall  be 
an  independent  branch  of  the  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau,  but  shall 
be  cooperative  with  all  other  workers  in  the  Bureau.  Said  Com- 
mission shall  be  composed  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  fifteen 
persons,  residents  of  Nebraska,  specially  qualified  by  experience  and 
study  to  deal  with  the  problems  relating  to  child  welfare  in  Nebraska. 
Any  vacancy  which  may  occur  in  said  commission,  by  reason  of  death, 
resignation  or  otherwise,  shall  le  filled  ly  appointment  by  the  Gov- 
ernor. The  Director  of  the  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau  may  or  may 
not  be  a  member  of  the  investigating  commission. 

Sec.  3.  The  Director  of  the  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau  shall 
have  special  training  and  knowledge  of  the  principles  underlying 
political  and  social  welfare.  He  shall  receive  an  annual  compensa- 
tion of  $2400.00,  together  with  necessary  traveling  expenses,  not  to 
exceed  $800.00.  Said  Director  shall  have  authority  to  organize, 
employ  and  secure  such  assistance,  within  the  funds  available 
through  this  act,  as  he  deems  necessary  to  carry  out  the  purposes 
of  this  act. 

Sec.  4.  The  members  of  the  Children's  Code  Commission  shall 
receive  no  salary,  except  a  secretary  as  herein  provided  tut  may 
receive  actual  traveling  expenses  while  going  to  and  in  attendance 
upon  the  meetings  of  the  commission  within  Nebraska,  or  otherwise 
exclusively  engaged  within  said  state  upon  the  business  of  said  com- 
mission. The  Commission  shall  choose  one  of  its  members  as  presi- 
dent, and  shall  have  power  to  select  a  secretary  from  within  or 
outside  its  membership.  The  secretary  shall  le  paid  a  salary  -.f 
not  to  exceed  $150.00  per  month.  Stenographic  and  other  assistance 
as  necessary  may  le  employed,  within  the  appropriations  available 
under  this  act. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  le  the  duty  of  the  director  who  is  in  charge  of 
the  working  organization  of  the  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau,  to 

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organize,  make  rules  and  regulations  for  a  supervised  system  of 
recreation,  and  to  devise  ways  and  means  for  securing  and  placing 
playground  equipment  in  urban,  village  and  rural  communities, 
where  needed.  Said  bureau  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  birth  of  every 
child  born  in  Nebraska,  which  information  shall  be  secured  from  the 
State  Department  of  Health.  This,  and  other  records,  shall  be 
carefully  preserved  in  the  office  of  the  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau. 
The  State  Child  Welfare  Bureau  shall  endeavor,  in  every  way  possible 
to  lessen  and  prevent  penal  trials  and  punishments  for  children.  It 
shall  assist  in  equalizing  the  opportunities  for  thec  hildren  of 
Nebraska.  It  shall  maintain  a  live  children's  survey  of  the  state. 
The  bureau  shall  be  a  unifying  agency,  through  which  the  state  may 
cooperate  with  individuals  and  organizations  among  all  classes  of 
people,  on  matters  pertaining  to  children's  aid  and  benefit,  and  this 
bureau  shall  offer  an  avenue  through  which  government  agencies 
functioning  in  the  interests  of  children  may  operate.  No  representa- 
tive of  the  said  tureau  shall  force  its  authority  over  and  above  the 
recognized  head  of  any  household. 

Sec.  6  The  Children's  Code  Commission  of  the  Child  Welfare 
Bureau  shall  make  a  careful  study  of  the  subject  of  child  welfare 
with  special  reference  to  the  problems  presented  in  Nebraska,  and, 
as  part  of  its  duties,  shall  investigate  social  and  other  conditions 
affecting  child  welfare  in  Nebraska,  shall  make  a  study  of  compara- 
tive legislation  relating  thereto,  to  point  out,  and  make  recommenda- 
tions for  removal  of,  inconsistent,  obsolete  or  otherwise  undesirable 
laws,  and  recommend  new  legislation  for  promotion  of  child  welfare 
in  said  state  and  shall  embody  said  recommendations  and  the  results 
of  said  investigation  in  a  written  report  to  the  Governor  on  Decem- 
ber 1,  1920,  which  report  the  Governor  shall  transmit  to  the  legisla- 
ture next  convening.  Prefixed  to  such  report  shall  be  submitted  a 
brief  abstract,  prepared  by  said  commission,  containing  in  condensed 
form  the  substance  of  the  complete  report.  Not  to  exceed  five  thous- 
and copies  of  said  report  shall  le  published  and  distributed  by  the 
commission,  the  expense  thereof  to  be  paid  out  of  the  appropriation 
herein  made.  The  record  and  reports  of  the  Children's  Code  Commis- 
sion shall  be  at  all  times  available  to  the  Director  of  the  Child  Wel- 
fare Bureau,  and  shall  te  filed  permanently  with  other  records  and 
reports  of  the  bureau. 

Sec.  7.  The  Children's  Code  Commission  shall  have  free  access 
to  all  books  and  records  in  the  several  departments  of  the  state  gov- 
ernment and  in  the  counties,  cities,  villages  and  school  districts  in 
this  state  including  the  books  and  records  of  all  municipal,  county 
and  state  institutions;  and  also  to  the  books  and  records  of  all 
private  agencies  having  the  custody  of  or  the  placing  out  of  children. 

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The  Commission  may  call  upon  the  Legislative  Reference  Bureau  for 
room  and  any  assistance  which  may  properly  be  asked  from  that 
Bureau. 

Sec.  8.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund  of 
the  State  of  Nebraska  the  sum  of  $15,000.00  or  so  much  thereof  as 
may  be  necessary,  for  the  payment  of  salaries  and  other  expenses 
herein  authorized,  which  shall  be  paid  out  upon  presentation  of 
vouchers  approved  by  the  Governor.  One-half  of  the  amount  herein 
appropriated  shall  be  available  to  the  Director  of  the  State  Child 
Welfare  Bureau  for  the  work  in  his  charge;  one-half  shall  be  avail- 
able to  the  Childrens  Code  Commission  for  the  discharge  of  their 
duties. 


House  Roll  No.  55*. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  J.  REID  GREEN  OF  LANCASTER. 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  451  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Nebraska,  for  the  year  1913,  as  amended  by  H.  R.  321 
of  this  present  session  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  451  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State 
of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1913  is  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  451.  The  amount  of  bonds  shall  toe  such  amount  as  may  be 
agreed  upon  not  to  exceed  twenty  per  cent  of  the  assessed  valuation  of 
the  last  completed  assessment. 

Sec.  2.  That  Section  451  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of 
Nebraska,  for  the  year  1913,  as  amended  by  H.  R.  321  of  this  present 
session  as  heretofore  existing,  hereby  is  repealed. 


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House  Roll  No.  207. 

Introduced  By 
REPRESENTATIVE  J.  REID  GREEN  OF  LANCASTER 

TITLE 

A  till  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6743,  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State 
of  Nebraska,  for  1913,  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6743,  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of 
Nebraska  for  1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6743.  TAX  FOR  BUILDING  PURPOSES.  The  legal  voters 
may  also,  at  any  annual  or  special  meetings,  determine  the  number  of 
mills,  not  exceeding  ten  mills  on  the  dollar  of  the  assessed  valuation, 
which  shall  te  expended  for  the  building  or  building  an  addition 
thereto,  purchase,  or  lease  of  schoolhouse,  in  said  district,  when  ther<e 
are  no  tonds  voted  for  such  purpose,  which  amount  shall  be  reported, 
levied  and  collected  as  in  the  preceding  section;  Provided,  upon  peti- 
tion of  one-fourth  of  the  legal  voters  of  such  district  to  the  trustees  at 
least  twenty  days  before  time  of  annual  or  special  meeting,  praying 
that  the  question  of  voting  a  tax  to  creat  a  special  fund  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  school  house  in  said  district  be  submitted  to  the  qualified 
voters  at  such  annual  or  special  meeting,  the  trustees  shall  include  such 
question  in  the  posted  notices  of  business  to  be  considered  at  such 
annual  or  special  meeting.  Said  petition  shall  definitely  state  the 
whole  question  to  be  sutmitted,  including  the  sum  desired  to  be  raised 
or  the  amount  of  tax  so  levied,  the  period  of  years  and  the  whole 
regulation,  including  the  time  of  its  taking  effect  or  having  operation. 
And  if  a  majority  of  the  qualified  electors  at  such  meeting  vote  in 
favor  thereof,  the  record  of  the  meeting  shall  be  certified  to  the 
county  board,  which,  upon  being  satisfied  that  all  the  requirements 
have  teen  substantially  complied  with,  shall  cause  the  preceedings  to 
be  entered  upon  the  record  of  the  county  board  and  shall  make  an 
order  that  the  levy  be  made  in  accordance  therewith  and  collected  as 
other  taxes.  The  provisions  of  sections,  75,  76,  77  and  78  of  chapter  8 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  1913  relating  to  special  funds  for  erection 
of  court  houses  shall  apply  so  far  as  practicable  to  the  procedure 
under  this  section,  the  school  board  of  district  trustees  having  power 
to  contract  for  the  erection  of  the  proposed  building  under  the  same 
restrictions  as  the  county  board  in  case  of  the  erection  of  a  court 
house  and  any  residue  of  such  tax  going  into  the  school  district 

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general  fund;  Provided  further,  the  amount  of  such  special  tax  so 
levied  shall  not  exceed  ten  mills  on  the  dollar  valuation  above  the 
amount  allowed  by  law  for  general  school  purposes,  and  the  total 
amount  voted  for  the  period  of  years  shall  not  exceed  ten  percent  of 
the  assessed  valuation  of  the  school  district;  Provided  further,  if  a 
majority  of  the  qualified  electors  vote  in  favor  thereof,  the  school 
board  may  at. once  preceed  to  carry  out  the  purpose  of  the  levy  as 
provided  in  the  petition,  and  to  do  so,  are  hereby  authorized  to  issue 
warrants,  as  needed,  not  to  exceed  eighty-five  per  cent  of  the  amount 
raised  by  the  levy,  against  the  fund  voted,  and  the  interest  on  any 
such  warrants  shall  be  paid  annually. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  Section  6743  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Nebraska  for  1913  as  it  now  stands,  and  all  acts  and  parts 
of  acts  in  conflict  herewith  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  therefore  this  act  shall 
take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  No.  384. 

Introduced  By 
REPRRESENTATIVE  E.  R.  PURCELL  OF  CUSTER 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  schools  and  to  declare  an  emergency. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  There  shall  hereafter  be  held  at  the  county  seat  of 
each  county,  under  the  supervision  and  direction  of  the  County  Super- 
intendent, and  county  board  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  May  of  each 
year,  an  exhitit  of  school  work  done  in  each  school  district  of  said 
county  during  the  current  school  year.  The  nature  and  character  of 
said  exhibit  shall  fce  determined  by  the  county  superintendent  Said 
exhibit  shall  be  open  to  the  public  for  not  less  than  one  nor  more 
than  three  days.  The  county  superintendent  shall  annually  offer  and 
award  premiums  intended  to  stimulate  the  interest  in  school  affairs. 
A  list  of  premiums  to  be  awarded  shall  be  published  in  the  various 
county  papers,  as  other  school  news,  at  least  sixty  days  before  the 
date  or  dates  fixed  for  said  exhibit.  Each  year  the  county  board  shall 

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make  arrangements  to  have  said  county  school  exhibit  taken  to  the 
county  fair  of  said  county,  if  there  le  one,  and  to  the  Nebraska  State 
Fair  at  Lincoln. 

Sec.  2.  To  defray  the  expenses  incident  to  assembling  and 
carrying  on  said  annual  county  school  exhibit  a  sum  equal  to 
not  less  than  two  and  one-half  cents  nor  more  than  five  cents  for 
every  pupil  of  school  age  shall  upon  the  written  request  of  the  teachers 
of  at  least  one-half  of  the  schools  for  said  county  be  set  aside  each 
year  from  the  general  fund  of  said  county  by  the  county  board.  Said 
fund  shall  be  known  as  " —  -  County  School  Exhibit  Fund."  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  county  board  to  pay  all  bills  incurred  or 
approved  by  the  county  superintendent  of  said  county  for  the  purpose 
of  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this  act,  not  exceeding  the  sum  set 
aside  for  such  purposes.  Said  toard  may  in  its  discretion  include 
said  items  of  expense  incident  to  said  exhibit  in  its  annual  estimate 
and  levy  a  tax  for  the  payment  thereof  together  with  other  necessary 
taxes  for  the  current  year. 

Sec.  3.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  be  in  full 
force  and  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


House  Roll  No.  199. 


Introduced  By 


REPRESENTATIVES   G.   C.   PORTER   OF   DOUGLAS   AND    GEO.   A. 

WILLIAMS 

TITLE 

A  till  for  an  act  to  provide  that  teachers'  salaries  shall  not  te  sus- 
pended because  of  epidemic  sickness  and  to  declare  an  emer- 
gency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  in  case  of  epidemic  sickness  prevailing  to  such 
an  extent  that  the  school  or  schools  in  any  school  district  shall  be 
closed,  teacher's  salaries  shall  not  le  suspended  but  that  they  shall 
be  paid  their  usual  salaries  in  full  for  such  time  as  the  school  or 
schools  shall  be  closed. 

Sec.  2.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists  this  act  shall  take  effect 
and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 

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Senate  File  No.  24. 

Introduced  By 
SENATORS  SIMAN,  REED,  AINLAY  AND  JOHNSON. 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  the  teaching  of  foreign  languages  in  the 
State  of  Nebraska. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  No  person,  individually  or  as  a  teacher,  shall,  in  any 
private,  denominational,  parochial  or  public  school,  teach  any  subject 
to  any  person  in  any  other  language  than  the  English  language. 

Sec.  2.  Languages,  other  than  the  English  language,  may  be  taught 
as  languages  only  after  a  pupil  shall  have  attained  and  successfully 
pased  the  eighth  grade  as  evidenced  by  a  certificate  of  graduation 
issued  by  the  county  superintendent  of  the  county  in  which  the  child 
resides. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  who  violates  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction,  shall 
be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than  Twenty-five  ($25)  Dollars,  not 
more  than  One  Hundred  ($100)  Dollars  or  be  confined  in  the  county 
jail  for  any  period  not  exceeding  thirty  days  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  4.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  shall  be  in  force 
from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


Senate  File  No.  37. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  GOOD 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6801,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  121,  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska 
for  1917,  relating  to  school  tax  and  to  repeal  said  original 
section. 


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Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section.  1.  That  Section  6801,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  121,  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917 
is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6801.  The  said  trustees  shall  present  at  each  annual  meet- 
ing a  statement  in  writing  of  all  receipts  and  expenditures  on  behalf 
of  the  district,  for  the  preceding  year,  and  of  all  funds  then  on  hand, 
and  an  estimate  of  the  amount  necessary  to  be  raised  by  the  district, 
in  addition  to  the  money  to  be  received  from  the  primary  school  fund 
and  other  sources,  for  the  support  of  the  schools  of  said  district  for 
the  ensuing  year,  and  for  incidental  expenses  thereof  and  the  said 
district  may,  at  the  annual  meeting,  vote  such  sums  to  be  raised  by 
tax  upon  the  taxal  le  property  of  said  district,  as  may  be  required  to 
maintain  the  several  schools  thereof,  for  the  ensuing  year.  The 
amount  of  money  so  voted  as  being  necesary  fop  the  maintenance  of 
the  schools  for  the  ensuing  year  shall  be  certified  by  the  district 
school  board  to  the  county  clerk  of  the  county  in  which  such  school 
district  is  located,  and  the  amount  so  certified  shall  be  levied  by  the 
county  board  on  the  assessed  value  of  the  school  district,  and  be 
collected  as  other  taxes;  Provided,  the  amount  so  levied  shall  not 
exceed  in  any  one  year,  thirty-five  mills  on  the  dollar  of  the  assessed 
valuation  in  such  school  district.  Provided,  That  a  levy  not  exceeding 
100  mills  may  le  made  after  submitting  the  proposition  of  the  increased 
levy  at  an  election  called  for  the  purpose  or  at  any  regular  election, 
notice  whereof  shall  have  been  given  for  at  least  20  days  in  one  or 
more  papers  published  in  the  district  or  county  to  the  qualified  voters 
of  the  district,  and  if  60  per  cent  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election 
shall  le  for  the  'proposed  increased  levy,  the  board  may  make  the 
levy  in  such  amount  as  may  be  named  in  the  election  notice. 

But  the  board  of  education  may  borrow  money  upon  bonds  or 
warrants  which  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  issue, 
bearing  a  rate  of  interest  not  to  exceed  6  per  cent  per  annum,  interest 
payatle  annually  or  semi-annually  at  such  place  as  may  be  men- 
tioned upon  the  face  of  the  bonds  or  special  warrants  which  loan 
shall  le  paid  and  reimbursed,  in  the  case  of  bonds,  in  a  period  of  not 
exceeding  thirty  years  from  the  date  of  said  bonds,  and,  in  the  case 
of  special  warrants,  the  same  shall  be  paid  from  the  proceeds  of  a 
special  levy  for  that  purpose  as  is  provided  for  the  payment  of  above 
bonds  herein  referred  to.  Provided,  no  bonds  or  special  warrants 
shall  le  issued  nor  the  question  of  issue  submitted  to  the  voters 
without  the  consent  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  boafd  of 
education  and  offered  in  the  open  market  and  sold  to  the  highest 
bidder  for  not  less  than  par  value  on  the  dollar;  and  provided  further 


no  bonds  nor  special  warrants  shall  le  issued  by  the  loard  of  edu- 
cation without  first  submitting  the  proposition  of  issuing  the  bonds 
or  special  warrants  at  an  election  called  for  that  purpose,  or  at  any 
regular  election,  notice  whereof  shall  be  given  for  at  least  20  days 
in  one  or  more  papers  published  within  the  district  or  county  to  the 
qualified  voters  of  the  district  and  at  such  election,  there  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  qualified  voters  the  question  of  the  issuance  of 
bonds  or  special  warrants  of  the  district  and  if  a  majority  of  the 
ballots  cast  at  such  election  shal  Ibe  for  issuing  bonds  or  special  war- 
rants, the  board  may  issue  bonds  or  special  warrants,  as  the  case 
may  be,  in  such  amount  as  may  be  named  in  the  election  notice. 

Sec.  2.  That  Section  6801,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913, 
as  amended  by  chapter  121,  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917,  is 
hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  48. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  AINLAY  AND  SENATOR  WATSON. 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6814  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  119  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  124  of  the 
Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917,  as  amended  by  Chapter 
123  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917,  relating  to 
schools,  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6814  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913,  as  amended  ly  Chapter  119  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska 
foil  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  124  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska 
for  1917,  as  amended  by  Chapter  123  of  the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska 
for  1917,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6814.  Every  puplic  school  district  granting  free  public  high 
school  education  to  non-resident  pupils  under  the  provisions  of  this 
act  shall  receive  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  for  each  week's 
attendance  by  each  non-resident  pupil  from  the  public  school  district 
in  which  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  non-resident  pupils  main- 
tains his  legal  residence,  at  the  time  the  application  is  made  and 

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such  public  school  district  is  hereby  made  liable  for  the  payment  of 
such  tuition.  Provided,  however,  that  if  such  school  district  in  which 
the  parent  of  guardian  of  such  non-resident  pupils  maintains  his 
legal  residence  is  not  able  to  maintain  nine  months  of  school  out  of 
its  own  resources  after  levying  the  full  amount  of  taxes  it  is  per- 
mitted by  law  to  levy  for  school  purposes,  together  with  the  appor- 
tionment from  the  state  school  fund,  then  and  in  that  case,  said 
district  shall  not  be  liable  for  such  tuition.  When  any  parent  or 
guardian  residing  in  a  public  school  district  granting  free  public  high 
school  education  shall  change  his  legal  residence  during  any  school 
year  from  such  school  district  to  another  public  school  district, 
which  does  not  furnish  free  public  high  school  education  the  child  or 
children  of  such  parent  or  guardian  may  continue  to  attend  for 
the  balance  of  the  school  year,  the  high  school  in  such  district  grant- 
ing free  puMic  high  school  education  without  the  payment  of  any 
tuition  ly  the  parent  or  guardian  or  by  the  school  district  to  which 
such  parent  or  guardian  has  changed  his  legal  residence.  Provided 
that  when  any  such  child  shall  be  a  lona  fide  resident  of  the  high 
school  district,  no  tuition  shall  be  charged  such  child. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  Section  6814  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  Nebraska  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  119  of  the  Session  Laws 
of  Nebraska  for  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  124  of  the  Session  Laws 
of  Nebraska  for  1917,  as  amended  by  Chapter  123  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917,  is  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  49. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  CHAPPELL 

TITLE 

A  I  ill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6733  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
the  State  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  relating  to  the  qualification  of 
voters  at  school  elections  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.     That   Section   6733   of  the   Statutes    of  Nebraska   for 
1913,  te  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

6733.     Secti9n  34.     Every   citizen  of  the  United  States,  male   or 
female,  who  has  resided  in  the  district  forty  days  and  is  twenty-one 

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years  old  and  who  owns  real  property  or  personal  property  that  was 
assessed  in  the  district  in  his  or  her  name  at  the  last  annual  assess- 
ment, or  who  has  children  of  school  age  residing  in  the  district, 
shall  be  entitled  to  vote  at  any  district  meeting  or  school  election 
held  in  any  district,  village  or  city;  Provided,  all  electors  at  school 
elections  held  in  cities  where  registration  of  voters  is  required  shall 
comply  with  the  provisions  of  such  registration  law  before  they  shall 
le  entitled  to  vote. 

Sec.     2.     That  said  original  Section  6733  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  Nebraska  for  1913  is  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  70. 


Introduced  By 


SENATORS    SIMAN    AND    GOOD    AND    REPRESENTATIVE    DAN 

McCLOUD 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6971  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  124,  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  129,  of 
the  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska  for  1917,  relating  to  schools,  and 
to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6971,  of  the  .  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913  as  amended  by  Chapter  124,  Session  Laws  of 
Nebraska,  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  129,  Session  Laws  of  Nebraska, 
1917,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

6971  Sec.  272.  The  aggregate  school  tax,  exclusive  of  school 
bond  and  special  warrant  taxes,  shall  in  no  year  exceed  such  a  sum 
or  rate  as  shall  te  necessary  to  raise  the  sum  provided  for  by  the 
estimate  returned  in  accordance  with  Section  6970  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1913,  provided  such  levy  shall  in 
no  event  exceed  100  mills. 

But  the  board  of  education  may  borrow  money  upon  bonds  or 
warrants  which  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  issue, 
bearing  a  rate  of  interest  not  to  exceed  6  per  cent  per  annum,  interest 
payable  annually  or  semi-annually  at  such  place  as  may  be  men- 

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tioned  upon  the  face  of  the  bonds  or  special  warrants  which  loan 
shall  be  paid  and  reimbursed,  in  the  case  of  bonds,  in  a  period  not 
exceeding  thirty  years  from  the  date  of  said  bonds,  and,  in  case  of 
special  warrants,  the  same  shall  be  paid  from  the  proceeds  of  a 
special  levy  for  that  purpose  as  it  provided  for  the  payment  of  bonds 
herein  referred  to.  Provided,  no  bonds  or  special  warrants  shall 
be  issued  nor  the  question  of  issue  submitted  to  the  voters  without 
the  consent  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  board  of  education 
and  be  offered  in  the  open  market  and  sold  to  the  highest  bidder  for 
not  less  than  par  value  of  the  dollars;  and  provided  further,  no  bonds 
nor  special  warrants  shall  be  issued  by  the  board  of  education 
without  first  submitting  the  proposition  of  issuing  the  bonds  or  spe- 
cial warrants  at  an  election  called  for  that  purpose,  or  at  any  regular 
election,  notice  whereof  shall  be  given  for  at  least  twenty  days  in 
one  or  more  newspapers  published  within  the  district  to  the  qualified 
voters  of  the  district  and  at  such  election  there  shall  be  submitted 
to  the  qualified  voters  the  question  of  the  issuance  of  bonds  or  special 
warrants  of  the  district  and  if  a  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such 
election  shall  be  for  issuing  bonds  or  special  warrants,  the  board  may 
issue  bonds  or  special  warrants,  as  the  case  may  be,  in  such  amount 
as  may  be  named  in  the  election  notice.  Provided  further,  that  when 
there  shall  have  been  presented  to  such  board  of  education,  signed 
by  at  least  fifty-one  per  cent  of  all  the  legal  voters  of  said  district, 
praying  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  or  special  warrants,  the  board 
of  education  may  issue  such  bonds  or  special  warrants,  in  suc5i 
-amount  as  may  be  named  in  such  petition,  without  having  submitted 
the  question  of  the  issuance  of  the  same  to  the  voters  of  said  district 
at  any  election.  Provided,  in  cities  of  the  first  class  having  over 
25,000  inhabitants,  if  such  question  is  submitted  at  a  special  election, 
it  shall  require  to  carry  the  same  a  two-thirds  majority  ot  the  vote 
cast  at  such  election. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  Section  6971,  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  Nebraska,  for  1913,  as  amended  by  Chapter  124,  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  1915,  as  amended  by  Chapter  129,  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska,  1917,  is  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  73. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR   HEED 

TITLE 

A  till  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6783,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 

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for  1913,  relating  to  course  of  study  in  rural  schools,  and  to 
repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6783,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 
1913,  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6783..  The  district  school  boards  shall  have  the  general 
care  of  the  schools,  and  shall  have  the  power  to  cause  pupils  to  be 
taught  in  such  branches  and  classified  in  such  grades  or  depart- 
ments as  may  seem  lest  adapted  to  a  course  of  study  which  the 
school  board  of  any  county  shall  establish  with  the  consent  and 
advice  of  the  state  superintendent.  This  course  of  study  shall  apply 
only  to  rural  schools  and  shall  include  all  subjects  now  required  for 
a  second  grade  certificate  viz:  Agriculture,  bookkeeping,  civics, 
drawing,  arithmetic,  English  composition,  geography,  grammar,  his- 
tory, mental  arithmetic,  orthography,  penmanship,  physiology,  read- 
ing. The  school  board  with  the  teacher  shall  nuake  provisions  for 
pupils  that  may  enter  at  any  time  during  the  school  year,  and  the 
school  loard  of  each  district  shall  cause  a  record  of  the  advance- 
ment in  each  branch  of  study  of  all  pupils  to  be  kept  in  a  book  pro- 
vided for  this  purpose;  an  dit  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  each  district 
toard,  to  make  such  rules  and  regulations  as  they  may  think  neces- 
sary for  the  government  and  health  of  the  pupils,  and  devise  such 
means  as  may  seem  best  to  secure  regular  attendance  and  progress 
of  children  at  school. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  Section  6783,  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913,  is  herely  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  85. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR   REED 

TITLE 

A  till  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  6813,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska, 
for  1913,  for  free  high  school  tuition,  and  to  repeal  said  ori- 
ginal section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.     That  Section  6813,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for 


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1913,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  6813.  Provision  is  hereby  made  for  four  years  of  free  public 
high  school  education  for  all  the  youth  of  this  state  whose  parents 
or  guardians  live  in  public  school  districts  which  maintain  less  than 
a  four  year  high  school  course  of  study,  on  the  following  conditions, 
to-wit: 

First — For  the  purposes  of  this  article  all  grades  alove  the 
eighth  grade  in  any  public  school  districts  of  this  state  shall  be 
deemed  high  school  grades.  The  course  of  study  for  the  first  eight 
grades  in  common  schools  shall  be  composed  of  the  following  sub- 
jects: Agriculture,  bookkeeping,  civics,  drawing,  arithmetic,  English 
composition,  geography,  grammer,  history,  mental  arithmetic,  ortho- 
graphy, penmanship,  physiology,  reading.  The  State  Superintendent 
with  these  subjects  for  a  foundation  shall  lay  out  a  feasible  course 
of  study  adapted  to  rural  school  conditions  keeping  in  view  the 
good  of  a  thorough  education  for  the  child  in  these  branches  rather 
than  to  the  completion  of  the  course  in  a  given  number  of  years. 
Every  pupil  after  faking  this  course  of  study  may  by  applying  to 
the  County  Superintendent  take  examinations  in  these  subjects,  such 
examination  to  le  held  at  a  time  and  place  designated  by  the  County 
Superintendent  and  held  by  him  or  his  assistant,  and  at  no  time  shall 
be  held  by  a  teacher  any  of  whose  pupils  are  taking  the  examination. 
The  questions  used  in  such  examination  shall  be  furnished  by  the 
State  Superintendent  and  be  the  same  in  all  counties  each  year.  The 
County  Superintendent  at  the  close  of  such  examination,  shall,  after 
ascertaining  that  the  name  of  the  pupil  is  not  written  on  any  exami- 
nation paper,  record  each  set  of  papers  by  name  and  also  by  number, 
after  which  such  papers  shall  be  turned  over  to  the  examining  board 
who  shall  consider  the  papers  by  numler  only.  Said  board  to  be 
appointed  by  the  county  superintendent  and  shall  consist  of  at  least 
five  competent  examiners  with  qualifications  at  least  equal  to  those 
required  for  a  second  grade  county  certificate.  Each  member  of  said 
examining  I  card  shall  give  careful  consideration  to  the  grading  of 
each  paper,  expense  of  such  grading  to  be  paid  out  of  the  general 
fund  of  the  county,  and  if  such  pupils  shall  have  passed  with  an  aver- 
age of  seventy-five  percent  in  the  subjects  named  in  this  chapter, 
no  sulject  being  less  than  sixty  percent,  the  County  Superintendent 
shall  issue  a  certificate  stating  the  pupil  is  entitled  to  free  high 
school  tuition,  providing  the  ninth  grade  is  not  geing  taught  in  the 
district  where  pupil's  parents  or  guardians  reside.  The  course  of 
study  for  the  high  school  grades  shall  be  the  Nebraska  High  School 
Manual  issued  jointly  by  the  University  of  Nebraska  and  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

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Second — Every  pupil  to  be  entitled  under  the  provisions  of  this- 
article  of  free  public  high  school  education  in  the  ninth  grade  of  any 
public  school  district  maintaining  such  grade,  must  have  a,  statement 
signed  by  the  County  Superintendent  that  he  has  passed  the  neces- 
sary examination  with  a  seventy-five  per  cent  average  in  all  subjects- 
required  for  a  second  grade  certificate,  viz:  Agriculture,  bookkeep- 
ing, civics,  drawing,  arithmetic,  English  composition,  geography, 
grammar,  history,  mental  arithmetic,  orthography,  penmanship, 
physiology,  reading,  and  that  he  is  unable  to  secure  ninth  grade 
work  in  the  public  school  district  of  his  residence. 

Third — Every  pupil  to  be  entitled  under  the  provisions  of  this 
article  to  free  public  high  school  education  in  the  tenth  grade  of  any 
public  school  district  maintaining  such  grade  must  have  a  certificate 
signed  by  the  county  superintendent  of  the  proper  county  that  he 
has  completed  the  course  of  study  for  the  ninth  grade  as  set  forth 
in  the  first  condition  of  this  section  and  that  he  is  unable  to  secure 
tenth  grade  work  in  the  public  school  district  of  his  residence. 

Fourth — Every  pupil,  to  be  entitled  under  the  provisions  of  this 
article  to  free  public  high  school  education  in  the  eleventh  grade  of 
any  public  high  school  district  maintaining  such  grade  must  have 
a  certificate  signed  by  the  county  superintendent  of  the  proper  county 
that  he  has  completed  the  course  of  study  for  the  tenth  grade  as 
set  forth  in  the  first  conditions  of  this  section  and  that  he  is  unable 
to  secure  eleventh  grade  work  in  the  public  schol  district  of  his  resi- 
dence. 

Fifth Every  pupil  to  be  entitled  under  the  provisions  of  this 

article  to  free  public  high  school  education  in  the  twelfth  grade  of 
any  public  school  district  maintaining  such  grade,  must  have  a  cer- 
tificate signed  by  the  county  superintendent  of  the  proper  county 
that  he  has  completed  the  course  of  study  for  the  eleventh  grade  as 
set  forth  in  the  first  condition  of  this  section  and  that  he  is  unable 
to  secure  twelfth  grade  work  in  the  public  school  district  of  his  resi- 
dence. 

Sixth — Every  non-resident  pupil  attending  any  public  school 
under  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  have  the  same  rights  and. 
shall  be  subject  to  the  same  rules  and  restrictions  which  govern 
resident  pupils  attending  such  put  lie  school.  Any  public  school  dis- 
trict unable  to  furnish  accomodations  to  non-resident  pupils,  without 
constructing  or  renting  additional  buildings,  hiring  extra  teachers, 
or  for  other  reasonable  cause,  may  refuse  admission  to  any  or  all 
such  non-resident  pupils. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  original  Section  6813,  Revised  Statutes  of 
Netraska  for  1913  is  hereby  repealed. 

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Senate  File  No.  93. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  STURM 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  requiring  the  examination  of  all  school  children  to 
ascertain  if  they  have  defective  sight  or  hearing  or  diseased 
teeth,  of  if  they  are  addicted  to  mouth  breathiiig,  or  have  any 
contagious  of  infectious  disease,  and  to  provide  a  penalty. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  teacher  engaged  in  teach- 
ing in  the  schools  of  the  state,  separately  and  carefully,  to  test  and 
examine  every  child  under  his  jurisdiction  to  ascertain  if  such  child 
is  suffering  from  defective  sight  or  hearing  or  diseased  teeth,  or 
breathes  through  its  mouth.  If  such  test  determines  that  any  child 
has  such  defect,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  teacher  to  notify,  in 
writing  the  parent  of  the  child,  of  such  defect  and  explain  to  such 
parent  the  necessity  of  medical  attendance  for  such  child.  Whenever 
a  child  shall  show  symptoms  of  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease 
such  child  shall  te  sent  to  his  home  immediately,  or  as  soon  as  safe 
and  proper  conveyance  can  be  found,  and  the  board  of  health  or 
school  board  or  board  of  education  shall  be  at  once  notified. 

Sec.  2.  The  State  Board  of  Health  shall  prescribe  rules  for 
making  such  tests,  and  shall  furnish  the  boards  of  education  and 
boards  of  trustees  of  school  districts  rules  of  instruction,  test  cards, 
blanks  and  other  useful  appliances  for  carrying  out  the  purposes 
of  this  act. 

Sec.  3.  During  the  first  month  of  each  school  year,  after  the 
opening  of  school,  teachers  must  make  the  tests  required  by  this  act 
upon  the  children  then  in  attendance  at  school;  and  thereafter,  as 
children  enter  school  during  the  year,  such  tests  must  be  made  imme- 
diately upon  their  entrance. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  boards  of  education  and  school 
toards  of  the  several  school  districts  of  the  state  to  enforce  the 
provisions  of  this  act. 

Sec.  5.  The  board  of  education  or  school  board  of  any  school 
district  may  employ  regularly  licensed  physicians  to  make  the  tests 
required  by  Section  1  of  this  act,  and  when  such  tests  are  made  by 

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a   physician,   the   teachers   shall   not   be   required   to  make   the   tests 
provided  for  in  Section  1  of  this  act. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  be 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars. 


Senate  File  No.  110. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  BUSHEE 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Sections  6823,  6830  and  6833,  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913  relating  to  powers  of  Board  of 
Regents  of  County  High  Schools  and  to  repeal  said  original 
Section,  and  to  declare  an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  6823,  Revised  Statutes  of  1913  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: 

6823.  The  board  of  regents  shall  have  power  to  employ  a  super- 
intendent for  a  term  of  three  years  and  assistant  teachers  for  a  term 
of  two  years,  and  such  other  employees  as  may  be  required;  to  fix 
their  compensation  and  prescribe  their  duties.  They  shall  have 
power  to  remove  all  persons  appointed  by  them  by  a  majority  vote; 
to  adopt  books  and  purchase  fuel.  They  shall  annually  during  the 
month  of  June  make  an  estimate  of  the  amount  of  funds  required 
for  the  support  of  the  schools  during  the  fiscal  year  next  ensuing,  the 
amount  of  funds  required  for  the  purpose  of  school  sites,  the  erec- 
tion of  school  buildings,  the  payment  of  jnterest  on  bonds  issued 
for  school  purposes  and  the  creation  of  a  sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment of  such  indebtedness,  and  the  county  board,  when  sitting  as  a 
board  at  the  time  provided  by  law  for  levying  taxes,  are  hereby 
authorized  and  required  to  levy  the  tax  recommended  by  the  board 
of  regents  the  same  as  other  taxes  are  levied;  but  in  no  case  shall 
the  aggregate  tax  for  the  county  high  school,  exclusive  of  the  levy 
for  paying  the  principal  and  interest  on  bonds,  exceed  eight  mills 
upon  each  dollar  of  assessed  valuation  of  the  property  of  the  county. 

Section  2.  That  Section  6830  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Nebraska  for  1913  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

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6830.  Whenever  the  proper  officers  of  any  rural  high  school  or 
city  or  village  high  school,  shall  certify  to  the  Board  of  Regents 
on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  June  of  each  year  that  the  course 
of  study  leyond  the  first  eight  grades  has  been  prescribed  for  the 
school  for  the  ensuing  year  then  all  of  the  property  within  such 
district  or  districts  shall  be  omitted  from  the  levy  of  the  tax  for 
the  support  and  maintenance  of  the  county  high  school  for  the  ensu- 
ing year  and  such  property  shall  also  be  omitted  from  the  levy 
of  any  tax  to  pay  the  principal  or  interest  of  any  bonds  that  may, 
subsequent  to  such  notice,  have  been  issued  for  school  district  pur- 
poses. 

Sec.  3.  That  Section  6833  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska 
for  1913  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

6833.  Every  person,  male  or  female,  living  in  that  portion  of 
the  county  that  maintains  the  county  high  school,  and  who  has 
resided  in  that  state  for  six  months  and  in  the  county  forty  days  and 
in  the  precinct  or  township  ten  days  and  is  twenty-one  years  old, 
and  who  owns  real  or  personal  property  that  was  assessed  in  the 
county  in  his  or  her  name  at  the  last  annual  assessment,  or,  who 
has  children  of  school  age  residing  in  the  voting  precinct  of  his 
or  her  residence,  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  on  the  question  of  estab- 
lishing a  county  high  school,  voting  bonds  for  the  same  and  all 
other  questions  relative  to  the  county  high  school. 

Sec.  4.  That  said  original  Section  6823,  6830  and  6833  of  the 
Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists  this  act  shall  take  effect 
and  le  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 


Senate  File  No.  158. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR   SEARS 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  1,  Chapter  235  of  Session  Laws 
of  the  State  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1915,  found  at  page  551, 
pertaining  to  schools  in  metropolitan  cities  merged  with  other 
cities,  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.    That  Section  1,  of  Chapter  235,  as  found  on  page  551 

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of  Session  Laws  of  the  State  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1915,  pertain- 
ing to  schools  in  metropolitan  cities  merged  with  other  cities  be 
amended  to  read  as  follsw: 

Sec.  1.  Whenever  a  city  of  the  first  or  second  class  or  a  vil- 
lage is  merged  or  consolidated,  according  to  law,  with  the  city  of  the 
metropolitan  class,  the  school  district  of  the  city  or  village,  consoli- 
dated with  the  metropolitan  city  shall  also  be  and  be  deemed  merged 
p.nd  consolidated  with  the  metropolitan  school  district  and  become  a 
part  thereof,  and  thereupon  all  laws,  rules  and  regulations  govern- 
ing and  the  metropolitan  city  school  district  and  its  schools  shall 
extend  over  the  districts  and  schools  embraced  and  established  within 
the  territory  of  any  city  or  village  school  district  thus  consolidated 
with  metropolitan  city  and  district;  and  the  metropolitan  city  school 
district  shall  succeed  to  all  property,  property  rights,  contracts, 
obligations  or  grants  of  such  school  disticts  so  consolidated  with  it 
and  the  metropolitan  city  school  district  shall  be  liable  for,  recog- 
nize, assume  and  carry  out  all  valid  contracts,  obligations  or  grants 
of  any  such  city  or  village  school  district  so  consolidated  with  it. 

Provided,  however,  that  where  the  school  district  boundaries  of 
said  school  district  extend  outside  of  said  metropolitan  city,  such 
part  of  said  school  district  shall  have  its  tax  levy  extended  upon 
the  county  tax  list,  in  the  manner  provided  for  all  other  school  dis- 
tricts of  said  county,  outside  of  the  school  district  of  the  city  of 
Omaha.  And  said  taxes  shall  le  paid  to  the  county  treasurer  at  the 
same  time  that  other  school  district  taxes  are  paid. 

Sec.  2.    That  said  original  section  is  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  180. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  HARRISS. 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  repeal  Sections  6853,  6854,  6855,  6856,  6857,  6858, 
6859,  6860,  6863,  6866,  and  6883  of  the  Revised  Statutes  for  1913, 
and  to  provide  for  the  issuance  of  County  and  State  certifi- 
cates, and  to  make  provisions  for  their  validity,  renewal  and 
conversion  into  professional  certificates. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section   1.     Certificate  Classes. — Teachers'   certificates  issued  by 

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authority  of  the  State  of  Nebraska,  and  entitling  the  holders  thereof 
to  teach  in  the  public,  private,  denominational,  and  parochial  schools 
of  this  state  shall  consist  of  two  principal  classes,  viz:  County 
certificates  and  State  certificates. 

Sec.  2.  County  Certificates. — County  certificates  shall  consist 
of  two  grades,  viz: 

First.  The  second  grade  county  certificates,  issued  by  the  county 
superintendent,  which  shall  be  valid  in  and  for  the  county  where 
issued  for  a  term  of  two  years  and  in  any  other  county  of  the  state 
upon  application  to  the  State  Superintendent  by  the  county  superin- 
tendent for  a  transfer  of  the  record  of  said  certificate  which  shall  be 
made,  provided  the  grades  meet  legal  requirements;  it  shall  be  issued 
to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  has  had  at  least  eight  weeks 
of  normal  training  in  a  standard  college,  the  university,  state  normal 
school,  or  other  approved  normal  school  in  this  or  another  state,  or 
in  a  high  school  approved  by  the  State  Superintendent  as  being 
equipped  to  give  such  normal  trainng,  upon  the  payment  of  an  examina- 
tion fee  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  and  upon  having  passed  a  State 
examination  in  orthography,  reading,  penmanship,  geography,  mental 
and  written  arithmetic,  physiology  and  hygiene,  English  grammar, 
United  States  History,  civil  government,  drawing,  theory  and  art  of 
teaching,  and  the  elements  of  agiculture  with  an  general  average  of 
not  less  than  80  per  cent  in  all  subjects  and  with  no  grade  below 
70  per  cent;  it  shall  be  renewable  once  only  at  the  end  of  two  years 
by  the  county  superintendent  of  the  county  in  which  the  holder  last 
taught  by  the  payment  to  him  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
and  upon  the  following  conditions:  First,  that  the  general  average 
in  all  subjects  for  the  second  grade  certificate,  be,  or  be  raised  by 
examination  to,  85  per  cent,  with  no  subject  below  75  per  cent;  and 
second,  ly  the  presentation  of  a  certificate  when  signed  by  the  proper 
authorities  of  the  institution  attended,  showing  that  he  has  earned 
six  college  hours  in  residence  or  in  absentia: 

Second,  the  first  grade  county  certificate,  issued  by  the  county 
superintendent,  which  shall  te  valid  in  and  for  the  county  where 
issued  for  a  term  of  three  years  and  in  any  other  county  of  the 
state  upon  application  to  the  State  Superintendent  by  the  county 
superintendent  for  a  transfer  of  the  record  of  said  certificate  which 
shall  be  made  provided  the  grades  meet  legal  requirements;  it  shall 
be  issued  to  any  person  of  approved  character  with  one  year  of  teaching 
experience  who  has  had  at  least  twelve  weeks  of  normal  training  in 
^  University,  a  standard  college,  a  state  normal  school,  in  an 
approved  normal  school  in  this  state  or  another  state,  or  in  a  high 
school  of  this  state  approved  by  the  State  Superintendent  as  being 
equipped  to  give  such  normal  training  upon  the  payment  of  a  fee  of  one 

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dollar  and  fifty  cents,  upon  having  passed  State  examinations  in  all 
ubjects  for  a  second  grade  county  certificate,  and  in  addition  thereto 
upon  passing  State  examinations  in  algebra,  lotany,  geometry  and 
public  school  music,  with  an  average  in  all  required  subjects  of  80 
per  cent,  and  with  no  grade  lelow  75  per  cent;  provided,  however, 
that  equivalent  grades  for  the  last  four  subjects  earned  in  high 
school  ly  graduates  of  approved  normal  training  high  schools  shall 
be  accepted  by  the  State  Superintendent  in  lieu  of  the  examination 
grades;  it  shall  be  renewable  at  the  end  of  three  years  by  the  county 
superintendent  of  the  county  in  which  the  holder  last  taught  upon  the 
payment  to  him  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  and  upon  the 
following  conditions:  first,  that  the  general  average  in  all  required 
subjects  be,  or  te  raised  fcy  State  examinations  to  85  per  cent,  with 
no  subject  lelow  80  per  cent;  second,  upon  presentation  of  a  certi- 
ficate signed  by  the  proper  authorities  of  the  institution  attended 
showing  the  completion  of  six  college  hours  of  work  earned  in  resi- 
dence or  in  absentia  in  addition  to  the  requirements  for  the  renewal 
of  a  second  grade  county  certificate,  or  twelve  college  hours  in  addi- 
tion to  the  requirement  for  the  first  issuance  of  a  second  grade 
county  certificate;  it  shall  be  renewable  thereafter  by  the  county 
superintendent  of  the  county  in  which  the  holder  has  taught  I  y  the 
the  presentation  of  a  certificate  signed  by  the  proper  authorities  of 
the  institution  attended  showing  the  completion  of  twelve  additional 
college  hours  earned  in  residence  or  in  atsentia  since  the  certificate 
was  first  renewed,  and  upon  the  payment  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  and 
fifty  cents  to  the  county  superintendent; 

Provided,  that  if  a  shortage  of  properly  certified  teachers  actually 
exists  in  any  county  of  the  state  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  shall,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  county  superin- 
tendent of  the  county  in  which  the  shortage  exists  as  to  the  approved 
character  of  the  applicant  and  his  reasonable  preparation  for  teach- 
ing and  upon  the  request  of  the  board  of  education  of  a  designated 
district,  and  upon  the  payment  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  by  the  applicant 
to  the  State  Superintendent,  issue  an  emergency  certificate  which 
shall  be  valid  only  in  the  county  where  issued  and  in  the  designated 
district  only  for  one  school  year. 

Sec.  3.  State  Certificates.— State  certificates  shall  be  of  two  kinds, 
viz:  Ctiy-State  certificates  and  General  State  certificates: 

City-State  certificates  shall  consist  of  the  following  classes  shall 
le  granted,  shall  have  validity,  shall  be  renewable  and  shall  be  con- 
vertible into  professional  city-state  certificates  in  the  manner  here- 
inafter specified:  First,  grade  city-state  certificate,  issued  by  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  which  shall  be  valid  from 
the  kindergarten  to  the  eighth  grade  inclusive  for  a  term  of  three 


years  in  all  districts  of  the  state  organized  under  Article  XXII  and  in 
districts  organized  under  Article  VI,  when  registered  with  the  county 
superintendent  without  fee,  and  may  be  valid  in  metropolitan  cities; 
it  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  shall 
have  graduated  from  an  approved  four  year  high  school,  and  shall  have 
earned  a  first  grade  county  certificate,  shall  present  credits  from  the 
university,  a  standard  college,  a  state  normal  school,  or  other  approved 
normal  school  in  this  or  another  state  for  twelve  college  hours,  at 
least  four  of  which  must  be  professional  work,  it  shall  be  issued  upon 
the  payment  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Pub- 
lic Instruction  and  upon  application  certified  to  by  proper  authorities 
of  the  institution  attended  showing  character  and  the  amount  of  the 
academic  and  professional  preparation  of  the  applicant,  experience  in 
teaching,  the  kind  of  certificate  held,  and  the  kind  of  certificate  desired, 
all  certified  to  by  a  county  or  a  city  superintendent  who  has  know- 
ledge of  the  facts  stated  in  the  application;  it  shall  be  convertible 
into  a  professional  grade  city  state  certificate  valid  for  life,  unless 
allowed  to  lapse  by  reason  of  failure  to  teach  for  a  period  of  three 
years  upon  the  following  conditions;  first,  upon  application  to  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  showing  satisfactory  com- 
pletion of  one  year  of  normal  school  or  college  work  and  giving  evi- 
dence of  three  years  or  an  aggregate  of  24  months,  of  successful 
teaching  experience;  second,  upon  payment  to  the  State  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar; 

Second,  the  high  school  city-state  certificate,  issued  ly  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  which  shall  be  valid  for  a  term 
of  three  years  in  all  districts  of  the  state  organized  under  Article 
XXII  and  Article  VI  when  registered  with  county  superintendent 
without  fee;  and  it  may  be  valid  in  metropolitan  cities;  it  shall  be 
granted  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  has  secured,  or 
who  secures,  a  first  grade  county  certificate,  and  who  earns  by  exami- 
nation before  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  or  a 
committee  appointed  by  him  a  grade  of  80  per  cent  in  each  of  the 
following  subjects:  psychology,  zoology,  geology,  English  literature, 
rhetoric,  general  science,  chemistry,  trigonometry,  physics  and 
general  history,  and  who  has  in  addition  a  credit  from  the  University, 
a  standard  college,  a  state  normal  school,  or  other  approved  normal 
school  in  this  or  another  state  of  twelve  college  hours  in  education; 
or  it  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  is  a 
graduate  of  the  higher  course  of  a  state  normal  school,  or  other 
approved  normal  school  of  this  or  another  state  with  an  advanced 
course  comparable  in  all  respects  with  the  advanced  course  in  a  state 
normal  school  of  this  state,  of  the  State  University  from  a  course 
prescribed  therein  for  the  training  of  teachers,  or  of  a  standard 
college  in  this  or  another  s*tate  whose  course  for  the  training  of 

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teachers  is  substantially  comparable  to  the  course  in  the  State  Uni- 
versity for  the  training  of  teachers;  it  shall  be  granted  in  either 
case  upon  the  payment  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  and  upon  application  as  described  in  the- 
provisions  for  the  issuance  of  the  grade  city-state  certificate;  it  shall 
be  convertible  into  a  professional  high  school  city-state  certificate 
valid  for  life  in  the  manner  provided  for  the  convertibility  into  a 
professional  certificate  of  a  grade  city-state  certificate; 

Third,  the  superintendent's  city-state  certificate  issued  by  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  which  shall  be  valid  for 
a  term  of  three  years  in  all  districts  of  the  state  organized  under 
Article  XXII  and  in  districts  organized  under  Article  VI,  when  regis- 
tered with  the  county  superintendent  without  fee,  and  may  be  valid 
in  metropolitan  districts ;  it  shall  be  granted  to  any  person  of  approved1 
character  who  holds  a  professional  high  school  city-state  certificate 
and  who  has  had  at  least  one  year  of  experience  as  a  principal  of  an 
approved  high  school  upon  payment  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  to  the; 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  and  upon  application  im 
the  manner  prescribed  in  the  provisions  for  the  issuance  of  the  grade- 
city-state  certificate;  it  shall  be  convertible  into  a  professional  super- 
intendent's city-state  certificate  valid  for  life  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided for  the  convertibility  into  a  professional  grade  city-state  certifi- 
cate of  the  grade  city-state  certificate; 

Fourth,  the  special  city-state  certificate,  issued  by  the  States 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  which  shall  be  valid  for  a 
term  of  three  years  in  all  districts  of  the  state  organized  under  Article' 
XXII  and  in  the  districts  organized  under  Article  VI,  when  registered 
with  the  county  superintendent  without  a  fee  and  may  be  valid  in 
metropolitan  districts;  it  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  of  approved, 
character  who  has  had  at  least  one  year  of  special  work  in  an. 
approved  conservatory,  training,  vocational  or  industrial  school 
organized  and  equipped  for  the  training  of  special  teachers,  or  it  shall 
be  issued  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  in  lieu  of  the  one 
year  of  special  work  mentioned  above  has  had  one  year  of  practical 
experience  as  a  competent  mechanic  in  the  craft  or  trade  for  the 
teaching  of  which  the  special  city  certificate  is  issued;  it  shall 
be  issued  upon  the  payment  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  of  a  fee  of  one  dollar  and  upon  application  as  prescribed 
in  the  provisions  for  the  issuance  of  the  grade  city-state  certificate; 
it  shall  be  convertible  into  a  professional  special  city-state  certifi- 
cate valid  for  life  in  the  manner  provided  for  the  convertibility  into 
a  professional  grade  state  of  a  grade  city-state  certificate. 

General  state  certificates  shall  consist  of  the  following  classes; 

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first,   the    professional    state    certificate;    second,    the    elementary    or 
second"  grade   state   certificate,   and  the   first   grade   state   certificate. 

The  professional  state  certificate,  issued  by  the  State  Super- 
intendent of  public  instruction,  which  shall  be  valid  for  life,  unless 
allowed  to  lapse  by  reason  of  ,  failure  to  teach  for  a  period  of  three 
consecutive  years,  in  all  districts  of  the  state  organized  under 
Articles  VI  and  III;  it  shall  be  granted  to  any  person  of  approved 
character  who  has  secured,  or  who  secures,  a  first  grade  county 
certificate  and  in  addition  thereto  earns  by  examination  before  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  or  before  a  committee 
appointed  by  him  a  grade  of  not  less' than  80  per  cent  in  each  of  the 
following  subjects,  psychology,  zoology,  geologyy,  English  literature, 
rhetoric,  general  science,  chemistry,  trigonometry,  physics  and 
general  history,  and  who  has  had  at  least  two  years  additional 
teaching  beyond  that  required  for  the  issuance  of  a  first  grade  county 
certificate;  or  it  shall  be  granted  to  any  person  of  approved  character 
who  is  a  graduate  of  a  standard  college,  or  university,  in  this  or 
another  state  who  has  had  three  years  of  successful  experience  as 
a  teacher  in  the  public,  private,  denominational,  or  parochial  schools 
of  Nebraska  and  holds  a  first  grade  county  certificate;  or  it  shall  be 
issued  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  holds  a  diploma  from 
a  state  normal  school  or  standard  college  of  another  state  conferring 
a  right  to  teach  for  life  in  that  state,  provided  such  right  is  based  upon 
conditions  of  preparation  and  experience  equivalent  to  those 
required  in  this  state  for  the  issuance  of  the  professional  state  cer- 
tificates; in  either  of  the  above  cases,  it  shall  be  issued  upon  pay- 
ment to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  a  fee  of  one 
dollar,  and  in  the  two  latter  cases  in  addition  upon  application  as 
prescribed  in  the  provisions  for  the  issuance  of  the  grade  city-state 
certificate; 

Provided,  that  if  a  shortage  of  properly  certified  teachers  for  the 
cities  and  towns  of  the  state  actually  exists,  the  State  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction,  upon  the  joint  request  of  the  city  and 
county  superintendent  and  the  board  of  education  of  any  town  or 
city,  shall  issue  to  any  person  of  approved  character  who  is  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  State  University,  or  of  a  standard  college  of  this  state,  an 
emergency  certificate  valid  for  one  year  and  only  in  the  district 
designated  in  the  emergency  certificate;  it  shall  be  granted  only 
when  a  fee  of  one  dollar  payable  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  accompanies  the  application,  or  the  request  of  the  city 
and  county  superintendent  and  the  board  of  education; 

The  elementary  state,  the  second  grade  state  and  the  first  grade 
state  certificates,  are  issued  under  the  provisions  of  Article  XIV 

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governing  the  granting  of  certificates  by  the  State  University  and 
approved  colleges,  and  under  the  provisions  of  Article  XXV  govern- 
ing the  granting  of  certificates  by  the  state  normal  schools. 

Sec.  4.  All  examinations  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  sections 
shall  be  governed  and  conducted  by  provisions  of  the  law  unaffected 
by  this  act,  and  the  fees  referred  to  shall  be  paid;  distributed,  and 
used  in  the  manner  specified  in  the  law  unaffected  by  this  act. 

Sec.  5.  This  act  shall  not  be  construed  to  be  retroactive  as  to 
certificates  in  force  at  the  time  this  act  becomes  effective. 

Sec.  6.  Institute  fund.  To  form  a  fund  to  defray  t^he  expense 
of  institutes.  Each  teacher  or  person  in  attendance  for  the  purpose 
of  receiving  instruction  shall  pay  a  fee  of  one  dollar;  to  which 
sum  thus  raised  the  county  board  shall  add  each  year  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  from  the  general  fund  of  the  county, 
and  if  they  deem  it  desirable  they  may  increase  the  amount  to  any 
sum  not  to  exceed  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  The  county  super- 
intendent shall  make  a  semi-annual  statement  under  oath  to  the 
county  board  of  all  money  received  by  him  for  the  institute  fund  and 
of  all  moneys  disbursed  by  him  from  the  fund. 

Sec.  7.  Each  holder  of  a  teacher's  certificate  of  any  grade  or 
class  shall,  before  he  begins  to  teach,  register  the  same  in  the  office 
of  the  county  superintendent  of  the  county  in  which  he  shall  teach. 
No  certificate  shall  be  valid  in  any  county  until  so  registered.  Such 
registration  shall  be  without  fee. 

Sec.  8.  That  Sections  6853,  6854,  6855,  6856,  6857,  6858,  6859, 
6860,  6863,  6866,  and  6883,  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  191S 
are  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  189. 

Introduced  By 

SENATOR  CRONIN 

.  • 
TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  relating  to  qualification  for  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section    1.     No    person    shall   be    eligible   to    the    office    of   State 

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Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  who  does  not  hold  a  certificate 
issued  in  this  state  and  in  force  at  the  time  of  his  election  equal  to 
the  highest  grade  certificate  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
tion  is  by  law  authorizd  to  issue. 


Senate  File  No.  192. 

Introduced  By 
SENATOR  CORDEAL 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  authorizing  school  districts  to  exercise  the  right  of 
eminent  domain,  and  to  repeal  Sections  6909,  6910,  6911,  6912, 
and  6913  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  and  to 
declare  an  emergency. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  Every  school  district  shall  have  power  to  exorcise 
the  right  of  eminent  domain. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  a  schol  district  shall  require,  for  district  or 
general  school  purposes,  private  property  which  it  cannot  acquire  by 
agreement  with  the  owner,  the  board  s*hall  ty  resolution,  declare  the 
necessity  therefor.  The  adoption  of  the  resolution  shall  be  deemed 
conclusive  evidence  of  such  necessity.  The  board  shall  then  file  with 
the  county  judge  of  the  county  in  which  the  school  district  is  located, 
a  petitien  setting  forth  the  fact  of  the  adoption  of  the  resolution  and 
a  description  of,  and  the  names  of  all  persons  interested  in,  the  real 
estate  sought  to  be  appropriated. 

Sec.  3.  Thereupon  notice  shall  issue,  under  the  seal  of  the 
county  court,  to  the  persons  interested  in  the  property  sought  to  be 
taken,  of  the  filing  of  the  petition  and  of  the  time  and  place  fixed  for 
a  hearing  thereon.  Such  notice  shall  be  served  by  delivering  to  each 
of  the  persons  interested,  when  his  residence  is  known,  a  certified 
copy  thereof,  and  the  service  shall  be  proven  by  affidavit.  If  per- 
sonal service  cannot  le  had,  service  shall  be  made  by  publication  of 
the  notice  herein  provided  for,  in  some  newspaper  of  general  cir- 
culation in  the  county  in  which  the  land  is  situated,  for  a  period 
of  not  less  than  thirty  days.  The  hearing  on  the  petition  may  not  be 
had  for  at  least  ten  days  after  the  completion  of  service. 

Sec.  4     At  the  time  the  petition  is  filed,  the  county  judge  shall 

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p.ppoint  three  disinterested  freeholders  of  the  school  district  in  which 
the  real  estate  is  situated,  who,  after  being  duly  sworn  to  perform 
the  duties  of  their  appointment  with  fidelity  and  impartiality  shall 
assess  the  damages  that  may  be  sustained  by  reason  of  the  taking  of 
the  property  and  on  or  before  the  day  set  for  the  hearing  file  a  report 
in  writing  with  the  county  judge. 

Sec.  5.  If  the  assessment  made  is  satisfactory  to  the  board,  it 
shall  forthwith  signify  its  acceptance  thereof  in  writing  and  shall  pay 
the  amount  thereof  to  the  persons  entitled  thereto  or  deposit  the 
same  with  the  county  pudge  subject  to  their  order.  Thereafter,  such 
real  estate  may,  at  any  time,  be  taken  for  the  use  of  the  school  dis- 
trict which  shall,  if  necessary,  have  the  process  of  the  court  to 
nlace  it  in  immediate  possession  thereof.  The  taking  of  real  estate 
under  this  act  shall  vest  a  fee  simple  title  in  the  district. 

Sec.  6.  If  the  assessment  shall  not  be  satisfactory  to  the  board, 
other  and  different  appraisers  may,  on  application  of  the  board  be 
appointed  to  assess  the  damages.  In  such  case  the  proceedings  shall 
be  conducted  in  the  same  manner  as  in  the  first  instance  except  that 
no  further  petition  need  be  filed  and  no  further  notice  need  be  given. 

Sec.  7.  The  school  board  shall  pay  the  expenses  of  the  appraise- 
ment herein  provided  for. 

Sec.  8.  Not  more  than  ten  acres  may  be  taken  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act,  and  orchards,  gardens  and  public  parks  shall  not 
be  subject  to  be  so  taken  and  outside  the  corporate  limits  of  any  city 
or  village  shall  land  be  taken  within  twenty  rods  of  any  residence, 
unless  a  highway  intervene  between  such  residence  and  the  land  to  be 
taken. 

Sec.  9.  Any  person  who  may  have  any  interest  in  land  taken 
under  the  provisions  of  this  act  may  prosecute  an  appeal  to  the 
district  court  and  from  the  district  court  to  the  supreme  court,  in 
the  same  manner  as  appeals  are  prosecuted  as  civil  actions  but  the 
school  district  shall  not  be  liable  for  costs  made  on  appeal  unless  on 
final  decree  larger  damages  are  awarded  than  the  appraisers  gave. 

Sec.  10.  An  appeal  shall  not  delay  the  appropriation  of  the  real 
estate  sought  to  be  taken  and  such  appeal  shall  on  five  days  notice 
to  the  school  district,  be  placed  at  the  head  of  the  list  of  cases  for 
trial  in  the  district  court  and  for  hearing  in  the  supreme  court,  and 
shall  have  precedence  over  other  civil  actions. 

Sec.  11.  When  a  school  district  desires  to  locate  a  school  house 
on  school  lands  belonging  to  the  state,  it  shall  be  permitted  to  pur- 
chase not  less  than  one  acre  nor  more  than  ten  acres,  and  shall 
receive  a  deed  therefor  from  the  state. 


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Sec.    12.      Whereas,    an    emergency    exists,    this    law    shall    take 
effect  from  and  after  its  passage  and  approval. 

Sec.  13.     Sections  6909,  6910,  6911,  6912  and  6913  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  Nebraska  for  1913,  are  hereby  repealed. 


Senate  File  No.  260. 


Introduced  By 


SENATE    COMMITTEE   ON  HIGHWAYS,  BRIDGES  AND   FERRIES, 
AT  REQUEST  OF   GOVERNOR  McKELTIE 

TITLE 

A  bill  for  an  act  to  amend  Section  1  of  Chapter  67,  Session  Laws  of 
1917,  relating  to  county  roads,  providing  for  highways  leading 
to  and  from  rural  schools  and  to  repeal  said  original  section. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  tho  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  That  Section  1  of  Chapter  67,  Session  Laws  of  1917,  is 
hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  1.  The  board  of  county  commissioners  or  supervisors  of 
each  county  shall,  within  one  month  after  the  taking  effect  of  this 
act,  select  and  designate  from  the  laid  out  and  platted  public  roads 
within  the  county  certain  roads  to  be  known  as  "county  roads," 
which  shall  be  direct  highways  leading  to  and  from  rural  schools 
where  ten  or  more  grades  are  being  taught,  also  highways  connect- 
ing cities,  villages  and  market  centers,  and  shall  be  main  traveled 
roads.  As  soon  as  said  county  roads  are  so  designated,  the  board 
r)f  county  commissioners  or  supervisors  shall  cause  said  county  roads 
to  te  plainly  marked  on  a  map,  and  said  map  shall  be  deposited  with 
the  county  clerk,  and  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection.  Upon  filing 
said  map  the  county  clerk  shall  at  once  fix  a  date  of  hearing  thereon, 
which  shall  not  be  more  than  twenty  days,  nor  less  than  ten  days, 
from  said  date  of  filing  and  notice  of  the  filing  of  said  map  and  the 
date  of  said  hearing  shall  be  published  in  one  issue  of  each  news- 
paper published  in  the  English  language,  in  said  county.  At  any 
time  before  said  hearing  is  concluded  any  ten  freeholders  of  the 
county  may  file  a  petition  with  the  county  clerk  asking  for  any 
change  in  said  designated  roads,  setting  forth  the  reason  for  the 
proposed  change,  accompanied  with  a  plat  showing  such  proposed 

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change.  If  no  agreement  is  reached  between  the  county  .board  and 
the  petitioners  at  said  hearing,  the  county  clerk  shall  forward  said 
map,  together  with  all  petitions  and  plats,  if  any,  to  the  State  Board 
of  Irrigation,  Highways  and  Drainage.  If  no  objections  are  filed  and 
no  hearing  had,  or  if  an  agreement  is  reached,  the  roads  so  designated 
on  said  map  shall  be  conclusively  established  as  such  county  roads. 


Senate  File  No.  261. 

Introduced  By 
SENATE  EDUCATIONAL  COMMITTEE 

At  the  request  of  Governor  McKebie 

TITLE 

A  BILL— For  an  Act  to  provide  for  the  districting  of  all  territory  into 
districts  for  consolidated  and  high  school  purposes,  and  to  provide 
for  the  organizing  and  operating  of  the  same,  and  to  repeal  Chap- 
ter 229,  Session  Laws  of  1917  and  Sections  1  and  2  of  Chapter  121 
of  the  Session  Laws  of  1915. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Nebraska: 

Section  1.  All  of  the  territory  in  any  county  of  the  state  shall 
I  e  districted  into  districts  for  high  school  and  consolidated  school  pur- 
poses according  to  and  under  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

Section  2.  Within  twenty  (20)  days  after  this  act  becomes  a  law, 
the  county  board  of  each  county  of  the  state  shall  meet  and  appoint 
two  school  electors  from  said  county,  and  the  county  clerk  shall  cer- 
tify the  same  to  the  county  and  state  superintendents  within  five  (5) 
days;  and  such  two  persons  together  with  the  county  superintendent, 
shall  constitute  a  committee  of  three  to  make  such  surveys  and  inves- 
tigation as  will  determine  an  equitable  adjustment,  of  the  boundaries 
of  districts  for  high  and  consolidated  school  of  all  such  territory  of 
said  county.  Such  two  persons  shall  hold  office  for  four  years  from 
the  date  of  their  appointment.  At  the  end  of  their  terms  the  county 
board  may  again  appoint  two  persons  to  serve  for  the  same  term. 
The  county  board  shall  fill  all  vacancies.  Within  thirty  (30)  days 
after  this  act  becomes  a  law,  the  state  superintendent  shall  call  a  state 
conference  of  all  said  committees  for  the  discussion  of  the  prinsiples 
to  be  followed  in  the  adjustment  of  school  boundaries  and  locating 
school  house  sites.  Each  member  of  said  committee  shall  attend  said 
state  conference  if  possible,  and  his  necessary  traveling  and  hotel 

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expenses  shall  be  paid  by  the  county  he  represents.  Within  ten  (10) 
days  after  the  adjournment  of  said  state  conference,  each  county 
committee  shall  meet  in  the  office  of  the  county  superintendent  and 
proceed  to  plat  and  establish  the  school  house  site  and  boundary  lines 
of  the  proposed  districts  within  the  county. 

If  the  best  interests  of  the  public  school  and  surrounding  commun- 
ity, require  that  a  district  shall  be  composed  of  territory  from  ad- 
joining counties,  each  said  committee  of  said  counties,  shall  hold  a 
joint  meeting  and  shall  so  arrange  the  boundaries  of  said  district 
accordingly.  Said  joint  district  and  each  other  district  organized 
under  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  receive  its  share  of  the  state 
apportionment  and  other  revenues  due  from  each  county.  For  such 
services  said  two  person  appointed  by  the  county  board  shall  receive 
$5.00  a  day  for  each  day  said  committee  is  engaged  in  said  work,  and 
the  county  superintendent  shall  receive  expenses,  to  be  allowed  and 
paid  by  the  county  board  out  of  the  county  general  fund. 

Section  3.  In  the  adjustment  of  district  boundaries,  wherever 
practicable,  the  boundary  shall  be  on  the  half  section  line.  The  stan- 
dard districts  shall  contain  twenty-five  (25)  square  miles;  Provided, 
that  this  section  shal  be  construed  to  permit  the  establishment  of  dis- 
tricts of  more  than  twenty-five  square  miles,  or  less  when  deemed  for 
the  best  interest  of  the  several  communities  concerned. 

Section  4.  Within  ten  days  after  the  report  is  completed  and  maps 
of  the  new  district  prepared,  the  county  superintendent  shall  designate 
a  time  for  hearing  at  the  county  seat  where  any  school  elector  may  file 
objections  to  the  plan  as  recommended.  After  said  hearing  said  com- 
mittee shal  make  such  changes  of  said  report  and  maps  as  Said  com- 
mittee shall  deem  advisal  le,  and  shall  transmit  said  final  report  and 
order  to  the  county  board  within  thirty  days  after  the  completion  of 
the  survey,  who  shall  record  the  same  in  the  minutes  of  their  pro- 
ceedings. 

After  the  filing  of  said  report  with  the  county  board  twenty-five  per 
cent  of  the  school  electors  of  any  such  new  district,  may  within  forty 
days,  file  a  written  protest  or  appeal  with  the  State  Superintendent, 
against  the  establishment  of  the  boundaries,  and  school  house  site, 
as  fixed  by  said  county  committee.. Upon  receipt  of  such  protest  or  ap- 
peal, the  State  Superintendent  shall  call  a  meeting  in  the  office  of  the 
county  superintendent  of  the  county  wherein  complaint  has  been  made, 
giving  ten  days'  notice  of  the  same  to  the  objectors,  and  to  the  members 
of  the  county  committee  whose  work  is  sought  to  be  affected,  and  shall 
send  a  memter  of  his  staff  to  investigate  such  complaint,  and  be  pres- 
ent at  such  meeting,  at  which  hearing  shall  te  had  a  detailed  state- 
ment of  the  facts  and  conditions  developed  at  said  hearing  and  shall  by 

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such  staff  officer  le  reported  in  writing  to  the  Stale  Superintendent 
who  shall  then  approve  the  boundaries  established  by  the  county 
committee,  or  order  a  re-arrangement  of  such  boundaries  as  in  his 
judgment  may  seem  best,  and  the  county  superintendent  shall  by  pro- 
clamation declare  all  boundaries  as  finally  estallished  by  the  county 
committee  or  ly  the  State  Superintendent  in  case  of  appeal,  to  be  le- 
gally constituted  boundaries  and  school  house  sites  of  the  saM  pro- 
posed school  districts. 

Section  5.  At  any  time  after  the  completion  of  said  districting  and 
the  elapsing  of  the  time  for  hearing  and  appeals,  upon  a  petition  of 
twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  school  electors  living  in  any  one  of  the 
proposed  consolidated  and  high  school  districts,  the  county  superin- 
tendent shall  order  an  election  to  be  held  in  such  proposed  district, 
at  such  central  place  as  he  may  designate  and  shallgive  at  least 
twenty  (20)  days  notice  thereof  required  by  law  for  holding  school  dis- 
trict elections.  The  voting  shall  be  by  printed  1:  allot  provided  by  the 
county  superintendent  and  the  proposition  shall  be  placed  upon  the 
ballots  in  substantially  the  following  form: 


(        )     For  the  establishment  of  New  School  District  No. 


(        )     Against  the  establishment  of  New  School  District  No. 


Ballots  shall  be  cast  in  I  allot  boxes  and  the  voting  shall  be  under  the 
direction  and  in  charge  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  local  school  dis- 
tricts within  which  such  election  is  being  held.  Said  board  of  trus- 
tees shall  make  a  list  of  all  persons  voting  at  said  election,  shall 
count  the  ballots  and  certify  the  returns  within  twenty-four  hours 
to  the  county  clerk  who  shall  canvass  the  same  as  provided  by  law 
for  canvassing  returns  in  general  elections,  and  shall  report  the  re- 
sults to  the  county  superintendent.  If  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  in 
such  proposed  district  shall  be  in  favor  of  the  establishment  thereof, 
the  county  superintendent  shall  declare  the  same  duly  established  and 
all  former  district  boundaries  annulled.  If  a  majority  of  such  votes 
cast  in  such  proposed  district  shall  be  against  the  establishment 
thereof,  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  not  be  effective  in  such  pro- 
posed district.  Provided,  that  another  election  shall  not  be  held 
within  twelve  months. 

Section  6..  If  the  election  results  are  favorable  to  the  establish- 
ment of  said  new  school  district,  the  county  superintendent  within  ten 
(10)  days  thereafter,  shall  call  a  meeting  of  the  electors  as  provided 
by  law  for  the  organization  of  new  districts;  at  said  meeting  the  qual- 
ified electors  shall  proceed  to  elect  a  school  board  as  provided  by 
law.  The  new  district  when  organized  shall  be  governed  by  all  laws 
enacted  for  the  government  of  schools,  provided,  that  if  the  proposed 

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new  district  contains  an  organized  consolidated  or  high  school  district, 
when  a  petition  of  not  less  than  fifty-one  (51)  per  cent  of  the  school 
electors  in  said  new  district  residing  outside  of  the  existing  organized 
consolidated  or  high  school  districts  shall  be  filed  with  the  county 
superintendent  then  he  shall  declare  such  territory  to  be  so  annexed, 
conditioned  upon  the  approval  of  the  board  of  education  of  said  exist- 
ing districts.  Blank  petitions  for  this  purpose  shall  te  furnished  by 
the  State  Superintendent.  Provided,  further,  any  parts  or  fragments 
of  old  districts  which  may  be  left  outside  of  the  boundaries  of  the  new 
districts,  in  the  adjustment  and  operation  of  this  act  shall  be  provided 
for  by  the  districting  committee,  which  may  add  temporarily  such 
parts  or  fragments  to  other  districts. 

Section  7.  The  Board  of  Education  of  every  such  district  shall 
provide  for  the  transportation  over  established  public  highways  of  rural 
pupils.  Said  Board  of  Education  is  authorized  to  establish  such  rules 
and  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of 
this  act. 

Section  8.  A  consolidated  district  may  be  formed  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act  any  time  during  the  year. 

All  consolidated  districts  organized  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act  and  which  are  now  or  may  be  hereafter  organized 
and  which  provide  for  comfortable  transportation  of  pupils  and  main- 
tain suitable  grounds  and  a  two  room  school  building  and  the  neces- 
sary departments  and  equipment  for  teaching  agriculture  and  home 
economics  or  other  industrial  and  vocational  subjects  in  addition  to  the 
regular  course  of  study  and  employing  teachers  holding  a  certificate 
showing  their  qualifications  to  teach  said  subjects,  and  in  which  said 
subjects  are  provided  as  a  part  of  the  regular  course  in  such  instruc- 
tion, shall  be  awarded  and  paid  from  the  state  treasury  from  moneys 
not  otherwise  appropriated,  the  sum  of  $100  toward  the  equipment  re- 
quired, and  the  furthter  sum  of  $150  annually. 

All  consolidated  districts  organized  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act  and  which  are  now  or  may  be  hereafter  organized 
and  which  provide  for  comfortable  transportation  of  pupils  and 
maintain  suitable  grounds  and  a  three  room  building  and  the  necessary 
department  and  equipment  for  teaching  agriculture  and  home  econo- 
mics, or  other  suitable  and  vocational-  subjects  in  addition  to  the  regu- 
lar course  of  study,  and  employing  teachers  holding  certificates  show- 
ing their  qualifications  to  teach  said  subjects  and  in  which  said  sub- 
jects are  provided  as  a  part  of  the  regular  course  in  such  schools, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  superintendent  of  public  instruction, 
shall  be  awarded  and  paid  from  the  state  treasury,  from  moneys  not 

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otherwise  appropriated,    the  sum   of  $150   toward   the  equipment   re- 
quired and  the  further  sum  of  $200  annually. 

All  consolidated  districts  organized  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act  which  are  now  or  may  be  hereafter  organized  which 
provide  for  comfortable  transportation  of  pupils  and  maintain  suitable 
grounds  and  a  four  or  more  room  school  building  and  the  necessary 
equipment  for  teaching  agriculture  and  home  economics  or  other 
suitable  and  vocational  subjects  in  addition  to  the  regular  course  of 
study  and  employing  teachers  holding  certificates  showing  their  quali- 
fications tp  teach  said  subjects,  and  which  said  subjects  are  provided 
as  a  part  in  the  regular  course  in  such  schools,  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  superintendent  of  public  instruction,  shall  be  awarded  and  paid 
from  the  state  treasury,  from  moneys  not  otherwise  appropriated,  the 
sum  of  $250  toward  the  equipment  required  and  the  further  sum  of 
$300  annually. 

Section  9.  That  Sections  1  and  2  of  Chapter  121  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1915,  and  Chapter  229  of  the  Session 
Laws  of  Nebraska  for  the  year  1917  are  hereby  repealed. 


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